I accidentally stepped on my bird... She is a 7 month old lovebird female. She was screaming for like 15 secs and then she stopped. She started getting really sleepy and wouldn’t move her legs. Then awhile after she started acting normal again and started moving her legs.

Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in protecting the skin from uv damage when keratinocytes a. provide the melanocyte with a protective shield against abrasion b. maintain the appropriate temperature so the product of the melanocyte will not denature c. maintain the appropriate ph in order for the melanocyte to synthesize melanin granules d. accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a uv-blocking pigment layer