Yeah, it's pretty interesting. Birds are much more efficient at using oxygen that we are. In a biology course we dissected quails and had to blow with a straw into the birds' mouths to see the air sacs expand. And that whole 'gizzard' thing is weird too, a compartment that helps break down food literally using rocks and other material that the bird has swallowed (If I'm remembering this correctly). |
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