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Birds have hollow bones to help them fly. Solid bones would add to much weight and make it impossible to fly. They have crisscross structures to add support inside the bones.
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What are the bones birds have?
Birds have hollow bones to help them fly.
How many bones are in a flamingo's skull?
Yes, like all birds they do have bones.
Do the birds have bones?
Birds of prey would eat chicken bones as most of them are scavengers too. Eagles and hawks would like make a meal of them.
Do birds have bones inside of bones?
No, they do not.
What problems did humans have in trying to fly like birds do?
Our bones are too heavy.
What is in side a birds bones?
Birds bones are hollow. That is why they can fly, because they are so light because of their hollow bones. x)
Do flightless birds have hollow bones?
no they do not have hollow bones. this is because they are flightless and god just made them that way♥ ♥
Why can birds fly?
Birds can fly because they have wings, and also because they have hollow bones. Humans can't fly because we don't have hollow bones or wings! Because a Birds bones are hollow my science teacher also calls there bones spongy because they look like that from the inside. And since there bones are hollow it makes them less heavy i would guess and thats why they can fly!!!
Are solid bones related to flight in birds?
i guess it could be in the way that birds have hollow bones
Do parrots have bones?
Yes, parrots have bones. All birds have bones.
Why are birds' bones hollow?
because they are tiney birds
Are birds the only animals with hallow bones?
Most birds -- and all birds that fly -- have semi-hollow bones. Most reptiles, however, do not.
