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Pepsi [2]
3 years ago
5

How did the skeleton change during bird evolution?

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1 answer:
Bingel [31]3 years ago
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Answer:

reduction in birds skeleton

Explanation:

The reduction in a bird's skeletal weight is largely a result of hollow construction of the skeleton. The fusion or loss of individual bones reduces the number of movable joints in the bird's skeleton, making it rigid and better adapted as the internal framework of a flying machine.

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