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a bird so hot-blooded it stomps and booms across frozen moors to win a date
snowshoe feetGrow comb-like scales each winter for walking on snow
dawn dramaMales gather at leks to dance and fight
insulated nostrilsFeathered noses warm icy Arctic air before breathing
double meaningAlso slang for complaining, fittingly grumpy birds
explosive flushBurst from cover fast enough to startle hunters