Public feeds 'angel wing' deformity, scientists say

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A nutritional illness known as angel wing has been observed in several geese at a lake in Hendersonville.

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People feed the ducks and geese with pellets from a vending machine. Some scientists think that human interference in birds’ feeding habits is responsible for angel wing.

John Partipilo / The Tennessean

Animal care specialist Bettina Bowers said deformation caused by angel wing makes birds essentially flightless, and hence unable to easily flee predators.

John Partipilo / The Tennessean

Cathy Westerman, with her dog Harley, noticed that some of the geese at Mallard Point in Hendersonville were plagued with angel wing.

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Public feeds 'angel wing' deformity, scientists say

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