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In order to maintain the rigidness necessary for flight the birds collar bones have fused together making a "wishbone" of sorts. The rigidness and hollowness of the bones make flight easier on the bird.
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Why can birds fly but humans cannot?
Birds can fly as they are light and have hollow bone. They also have wings that can propell themselves off the ground. Humans are simply to heavy and have the wrong bone structure for flying and obviously we don't have wings!
What helps a bird fly?
Keep them warm and keeps them warmkeep the birds warm and help them fly
What structures help birds get enough oxygen to fly?
air sacs
What is the difference between birds that fly and birds that don't fly?
There is no such thing as a dinosaur that flys. The difference between a pteradoctyl and a bird is: Birds have feathers and pteradoctyl's don't. The difference between a oviraptor and a bird is: Oviraptor have hands and birds have wings.
What is the difference between fish and birds?
Birds fly, fish swim
How the birds colar bones help it to fly?
because it helps it begum more helpful to make it fly most of the holler bone is made out of little little bone........@
What part of the body helps an eagle fly?
It's wings and the bone structure in them help the eagle, and all birds actually, to fly.
What is a sternum and why is it necessary for birds to fly?
Type your answer here... sternum is like a bone of wings which helps the birds to fly
How a bird fly in the air?
Birds can fly because they light feathers &they do not have bone marrow
What animal has a hollow bone and lays eggs?
Birds that fly.
Do feathers help birds fly easier?
Birds cannot fly at all without their feathers.
Does a birds fat help it to fly?
No
What are the bones birds have?
Birds have hollow bones to help them fly.
What is the difference between how you fly and how birds fly?
There is a distinct difference. I believe I can fly, and birds just fly. :) Just kidding. People fly with 200 ton contraptions of metal and fire, while birds fly with 2 limbs of feather, skin, bone, and muscle. See the difference?
How do the birds wing help them?
Without wings, birds couldn't fly.
How does lightweight bones help birds fly?
they are light enough to fly
Which phylum has the adaptative features of Pneumatic bones?
The phylum that has the adaptive feature of pneumatic bones is Chordata. Pneumatic bones are lightweight structures filled with air that help reduce the weight of the skeleton, making it easier for organisms to fly or swim, such as in birds.
