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Common areas of fat deposition are lateral to the pectoral muscles, in the cloacal region and on the dorsum.
Common areas of fat deposition are lateral to the pectoral muscles, in the cloacal region and on the dorsum.
====Skin of the legs and feet====
*'''Podotheca''' - the non-feathered areas of the legs and feet. Scales are formed from raised, heavily keratinised epidermis separated by folds of less keratinised tissue overlying a proliferative germinal layer, giving it a 'pimpled' architecture.
==Links==
==Links==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathers