Ask Emily #4
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No, you're a dodo!No, you're a dodo!Question time with Emily!Where I answer your questions.Jill Grace asked:All vertebrates have bone marrow,birds just happen to store it differently than mammals and other reptiles.The majority of bones in a birds' body are called pneumatic bones,and these are hollow and full of air sacs that aid in their ability to fly.But they do still store a lot of marrow in some special bones,namely those in the legs and in the arms.Daniel, @pontelon, asked:Yes, it is common for museums to trade with other natural history museumsin order to help diversify their collections.It's something that the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum did back in the 1960's.Some researchers went to China and others to Russiain orde...
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No, you're a dodo!No, you're a dodo!Question time with Emily!Where I answer your questions.Jill Grace asked:All vertebrates have bone marrow,birds just happen to store it differently than mammals and other reptiles.The majority of bones in a birds' body are called pneumatic bones,and these are hollow and full of air sacs that aid in their ability to fly.But they do still store a lot of marrow in some special bones,namely those in the legs and in the arms.Daniel, @pontelon, asked:Yes, it is common for museums to trade with other natural history museumsin order to help diversify their collections.It's something that the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum did back in the 1960's.Some researchers went to China and others to Russiain orde...
