Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?
- Neophron
- Hemidactylus
- Macropus
- Ornithorhynchus
Solution
Birds have remarkably specialized bones that are pneumatic because they are full of air sacs that provide a continuous flow of breath throughout their bodies. Also, it is one of the flight adaptations of the birds besides, lack of urinary bladder and boat-shaped body etc. E.g. Neophron (Vulture)
Asked in: NEET 2021