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A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

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Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...