Question

How is the skeleton of bird well suited for flying?

Answer 1

Skeleton:

1. Skeleton is generally a supportive or usually rigid inner framework of the body that provides shape, support and protects internal organs of the body

Skeleton of bird:

1. Bones of birds are very light in weight, and hindlimbs are present for walking.
2. Modified breastbones hold muscles of flight.
3. Vertebral section gets fused in the backbone so that it facilitates rigidity which helps them during flight.
4. Lack of teeth makes them lighter weighted.
5. Forelimbs of birds have a bony part that gets modified as wings.