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Source: Why do humans get "goosebumps" when they are cold, or under other circumstances?: Scientific American | www.sciam.com
Description: Goosebumps are tiny elevations of the skin that resemble the skin of poultry after the feathers have been plucked. (Therefore we could as well call them "turkeybumps" or "duckbumps.") These bumps are caused by a contraction of miniature muscles that are a
Nov 07, 05:09pm
Goose bumps look like the skin of a goose.
When a goose's feathers are plucked, its skin has protrusions where the feathers were. They resemble human goose bumps.
