Bird feet and legs
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bird-feet-and-legs-192-11399132
title:
Bird feet and legs
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The anatomy of bird legs and feet is diverse, encompassing many accommodations to perform a wide variety of functions. Most birds are classified as digitigrade animals, meaning they walk on their toes rather than the entire foot. Some of the lower bones of the foot are fused to form the tarsometatarsus – a third segment of the leg, specific to birds. The upper bones of the foot (proximals), in turn, are fused with the tibia to form the tibiotarsus, as over time the centralia disappeared. The fib
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description:
Hindlimbs primarily used for the anchoring and locomotion of avians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_feet_and_legs
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2024-04-23T23:20:03Z
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