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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.


1 The powerful flight muscles of birds are attached to a large breastbone called the?

its the sternum.


The powerful flight muscles of birds are attached to a large breastbone called the?

its the sternum.


Which country produce large quantity of Sternum?

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What is the sternum and why is it necessary for a bird to fly?

Mostly to impress female birds. ------------------------------------------------------ Above is BS because even female birds have large breast/chest muscles. Male coloring (plumage) is partly to attract a mate and partly to provide distraction to keep predators from the nest. In order to fly birds must have a broad chest with large breast muscles to pull forcefully on the wings.


What is the large medial area of the chest?

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Function of sternum?

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What is a sturnum?

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Some large birds are herbivores while others are not. Some large birds like flamingos dine on a diet of shrimp.


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What birds are large?

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Do larger birds eat smaller birds?

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