{"id":136829,"date":"2023-03-03T07:48:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/?p=136829"},"modified":"2023-03-03T07:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:48:07","slug":"why-do-birds-fly-we-answer-that-question-with-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=136829","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Birds Fly &#8211; We Answer That Question With Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8211; Avian flight is a complex and sophisticated mode of animal locomotion, which requires specific anatomical and physiological adaptations.\\<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Origin of Flight--What Use is Half a Wing? | HHMI BioInteractive Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMuzlEQz3uo\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The Origin of Flight&#8211;What Use is Half a Wing? | HHMI BioInteractive Video<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8211; Air-filled or pneumatic bones, a significant fusion of bones, and rigid spinal column are some of the skeletal adaptations that help birds withstand the stresses of flight.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Birds Evolved Flight\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q69GDQfiGcg\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">How Birds Evolved Flight Video<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8211; The avian hand or Manus has only three digits, and the breast muscles, which account for almost a third of the total body mass, provide the power needed to achieve flight.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"A Portrayal of Biomechanics in Avian Flight\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HMba0KByEPY\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">A Portrayal of Biomechanics in Avian Flight<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8211; Shoulder muscles produce lift and thrust during avian flight. 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