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The bird skeleton is highly adapted for flight. It is extremely lightweight but strong enough to withstand the stresses of taking off, flying, and landing. One key adaptation is the fusing of bones into single ossifications, such as the pygostyle. Because of this, birds usually have a small...
c.A piece of bone. 2.bones a.The skeleton. b.The body:These old bones don't do much dancing anymore. c.Mortal remains:His bones are buried up on the hill. 3.An animal structure or material, such as ivory, resembling bone.
This study set out to describe the radiographic anatomy of the cockatiel skeleton. Twelve adult male and nine adult female specimens were radiographed using a digital X‐ray system and different views. The radiographic anatomy of these birds was similar to that of other Psittacidae. However, ...
Birds are one of the few animals that have developed the ability to fly. Every part from the skeleton to the feathers has evolved to aid in flight. The skeleton, while using the same general design of other vertebrates has some distinct differences. The skull is very light in proportion to...
The majority of an animal’s body is made up of water, cells and a protective or supportive structure such as a skeleton made out of bone or a hard outer shell to protect it. There are numerous processes that occur in an animal’s body consistently and together such as circulation and ...
A bird's skull is extremely light in proportion to the rest of its body because birds don't have heavy jaws, jaw muscles, and teeth that are common to other animals. In contrast to the rigidity of a bird's skeleton, the neck is extremely mobile. This allows a bird to see danger fro...
The wall of the posterior portion of the eyeball consists of three membranes, which lie very close to one another. The dense exterior membrane—the sclera—is supportive and protective; it gives the eye its shape, as though it were its skeleton. On the anterior, open portion of the eye, ...
One of the many differences between quadrupedal mammals and birds is that during standing, the forelimbs in mammals are involved in locomotion and support of the body, whereas the forelimbs of birds are involved in locomotion but not in body support. This dichotomy is reflected in the morphology...
How do you make a skeleton laugh?(Tickle her funny bone!) What do you call a fossil that doesn't ever want to work?(Lazy bones!) What smells the best at dinner?(Your nose!) Why is your nose in the middle of your face?(Because it is the scenter!) How does a frog feel ...