Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?

Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?
  1. Neophron
  2. Hemidactylus
  3. Macropus
  4. 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

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