Preening

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Preening is the art of cleaning, grooming, and maintaining parts of the body.

Among animals, birds must preen each of their feathers once a day to remove parasites, keep them in good aerodynamic condition, and oil them.

When an oil spill affects penguins they are dressed in knitted sweaters to stop themselves preening.

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