Question

Write a short note on Flight adaptation in bats.

Answer 1

Flight adaptation in Bats:

• Bats wings are entirely different from those of birds or insects. Modified forelimbs serve as wings.
• The bones in the wings of bats are elongated fingers and are connected by the flaps of skin on either side of the body known as Patagia.
• Tail supports and controls movements during flight. Muscles are well developed and highly powerful and achieve in beating of wings.
• Tendons of hind limbs provide a tight grasp when the animals are suspended upside down at rest.