0
What do scientist infer from similarities between a birds wing and a seals flipper?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
That the birds and seals probably have the same ancestors.
Dillan Mraz
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThe seal has leathery skin and thick bones to swim underwater faster and the bird has smaller bones and wings so it can fly and glide in the air.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe seal's flipper bone has phalanges (finger bones) but the bird's wing bone has no finger bone and is just a bone connected with other joints.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoa seals flipper has finger bones when a birds wing is just a bone with connected with other joints
Landon Davis
a seals flipper has finger bones when a birds wing is just a bone with connected with other joints.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agothey both hv bones
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the similarities between fish and birds?
both can have sex
What is the similarities between ostriches and owls?
one similarity between owls and ostriches is that both of them are birds. Both have wings both can run fast.
Are there similarities between birds and mammals have?
yes, both are warm blooded and both use sexual reproduction to produce.
What are the similarities of parrot and chicken?
Well, there are a lot of similarities between these two animals, for instance: - they are both birds - they have two wings - they both have feathers - they can have different coloured feathers - they can also eat a wide variety of food - they both lay eggs Hope this has helped.
What are some similarities between birds and fishes?
heyy im knew to this. anyway lets get to your answer. some simularities are ; they are both symmetrical, vertebrates, mammals.
What do scientists infer from the similarities between a seal flipper and a bird wing?
That the birds and seals probably have the same ancestors.
What do the scientists infer from the similarities between a seals flipper and a bird's wing?
That the birds and seals probably have the same ancestors.
What do scientists infer from the similarities between a seals flipper and a bird wing?
That the birds and seals probably have the same ancestors.
What is the similarities between birds and rabbit?
Both of them have tails
What are the similarities between fish and birds?
both can have sex
What are some similarities between cats and birds?
cats like to chase and eat birds, and birds like to fly to get away from cats.
Why do scientist clasify fish amphibians reptiles birds and mammals together in one group?
to stdy them differently and make charts to show differences and similarities
What is the similarities between ostriches and owls?
one similarity between owls and ostriches is that both of them are birds. Both have wings both can run fast.
Are there similarities between birds and mammals have?
yes, both are warm blooded and both use sexual reproduction to produce.
Do emperor penguins have wings?
You can call them wings, but they're more similar to a flipper. They certainly don't have wings in the same sense that flying birds do. Here's a diagram, which labels them as "flipper-like wings" http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/label/empenguin/answers.GIF
Is an ornithologist a scientist?
An Ornithologist is a person who studies birds. They are considered a scientist, because ornithology is the science of studying birds.
What similarities do birds and reptiles have?
they lay eggs
