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Birds have hollow bones, and that makes them light enough for their wings to lift them off the ground. Also they have wings and lots of feathers, and they are shaped to give the bird lift so it can fly.
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What is the sternum of a bird?
Birds have there forelimbs modified into wings to fly. The chest muscles has to be very much stronger in birds to enable them to fly. To bear the force of flying, the sternum in birds has be relatively large as compared to human being.
What characteristics do birds have to enable them to fly?
hollow bones and feathers help
Give the uses of common bird structures?
Birds have wings which help them fly. They have claws that enable them grasp branches firmly. Their beaks enable them to pick up food with ease.
Can a Jedi fly?
No way. Science fiction. Special effects. ;]
Why only birds fly?
It is not only birds that fly. Bats fly and they are not birds.
What are are three adaptations that enable birds to fly?
Hollow bones, curved wings to make them aerodynamic and light feathers to make them almost weightless.
What thee characteristics of birds help them fly?
birds have strong chest muscles and lightweight bones, which enables them to fly. Their feathers, too, are lightweight, which helps them fly. During flight the birds feathers compress, giving it a more streamlined shape which helps it fly faster. Flight takes up a lot of energy, and birds must eat up to 30% of their body weight each day.
What is special about a penguin?
They are flightless birds who have adapted their bodies/feathers/wings/feet/eyes for life in a marine environment. They are birds that "fly" through the water.
How did the wright brothers use the scienific method?
The Wright Brothers studied the flight of birds in order to understand how they fly and then applied what they learned to airplane designs.
How a birds body system all work together to enable it to fly?
The circulatory system provides birds with energy to fly and maintain high levels of activity. The respiratory system provides birds with oxygen and also enables flight. The "lift" is from the wing movement, but the real ability for a bird to fly is the fact that their bones are hollow and this makes them much lighter so that they can get lift-off. -Rinkumiah
Yes birds can fly?
Most birds can fly. Not all.
True or flase birds use wings and feathers to fly so all birds can fly?
To say that birds use wings and feathers to fly, so all birds can fly, would be false. Not all birds can fly. An ostrich is an example of a bird that cannot fly.
