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How are the birds adapted for flying?


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The features that makes the birds adapted for flying are:

  1. Their bones are hollow and light.
  2. The bones of the hind limbs are typical for walking and perching.
  3. The bony parts of the forelimbs are modified as wings.
  4. The shoulder bones are strong.
  5. The breastbones are modified to hold muscles of flight which are used to move the wings up and down.

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