Sandpiper legs on a blue jay body, except it's an owl.... that lives in the ground and is awake during the day. A very different type of bird! Thanks for watching, Pyro-Millie!
Hi Marco! They also strengthen their foot muscles to spear prey, a workout regimen that even the best bodybuilders ignore. Owls are very interesting animals. :) Thanks for watching again this week!
As a rule, birds have longer necks and legs than you’d expect from their outward appearance. This is, of course, due to the feathers smoothing the contours of the body. In addition, all birds have knees, but what most people think of as a “knee” on birds is actually a heel with an elongated foot that creates the illusion of a backwards knee. Note that birds, as well as most carnivores (dogs, cats, etc.) and all ungulates (horses, cattle, deer, etc.), are digitigrade; they walk on their toes and not their heel. The real knees, in any case, are always hidden under the feathers on the side of the body.
Hi Vernon! Those are great points. I tried to find skeletons that are still surprising in some way, even though they share traits with many other bird skeletons. Then the penguin knee thing was one of the most searched-for bird questions. It's fun how birds have so many surprising features that just take a slightly different perspective to discover. Thank you for watching!
Really interesting video! If you had given us the skeletons first and said guess the bird, I wouldn't have got any right - perhaps an idea for a future video :) So many surprises and interesting facts in a five minute video!
Thank you, My Birding Year! I'm glad you learned some new things in this video. The bird skeleton quiz is an interesting idea - it's now in the pool of ideas for future videos. Thanks for watching again this week!
I had never heard of that book before, but it sure aims for the same effects as this video. Surprising, interesting, and also makes me so glad that birds DO have feathers. Thanks for the recommendation!
It's kinda weird that when humans went bipedal we elongated our femurs rather than our metatarsals. It must have been all that time as an arboreal species that forever altered our limb proportions.
That's an interesting idea, CW. I have been thinking about it, and have no good ideas. It's possible that if things had gone slightly different that we would be wondering the same thing from the other side. And our chairs would be weird. :) Thanks for watching again this week!
Bird skeletons always allured me on how unique they look to other amniote skeletons (almost said vertebrate but that would’ve been more broader) I’ve seen what a pufferfish skeleton looks like and it looks both disturbing and interesting at the some time.
Hi Hayden! That pufferfish skeleton is so cool! I guess it makes sense that they have to expand so much. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing these bird skeletons. Thank you for watching!
I learned new things about proportions today. And now I want to play the “Bone Game” with these bird skeletons and design ridiculous creatures with them lol!! The cheesy X-Ray glasses effect is so charming haha. And its so satisfying to know that Penguins have knees!! Always good to see an upload from you!
Thanks for the kind words, Pyro-Millie! It would be interesting to build new creatures out of structures from existing animals. It would also be difficult to design a creature that is stranger than the ones that already exist. :) It's always nice to read your comments. Thanks for watching again this week!
Thank you, Gabe! This topic arose because I kept being surprised while researching other topics. I'm sure this could be equally applied to any group of animals and it would be equally interesting. But thank you for watching. I'm glad you liked this!
Owl Skeleton: Oops All Legs
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Sandpiper legs on a blue jay body, except it's an owl.... that lives in the ground and is awake during the day. A very different type of bird! Thanks for watching, Pyro-Millie!
Owls are the definition of never skip legday!
Hi Marco! They also strengthen their foot muscles to spear prey, a workout regimen that even the best bodybuilders ignore. Owls are very interesting animals. :) Thanks for watching again this week!
As a rule, birds have longer necks and legs than you’d expect from their outward appearance. This is, of course, due to the feathers smoothing the contours of the body. In addition, all birds have knees, but what most people think of as a “knee” on birds is actually a heel with an elongated foot that creates the illusion of a backwards knee. Note that birds, as well as most carnivores (dogs, cats, etc.) and all ungulates (horses, cattle, deer, etc.), are digitigrade; they walk on their toes and not their heel. The real knees, in any case, are always hidden under the feathers on the side of the body.
Hi Vernon! Those are great points. I tried to find skeletons that are still surprising in some way, even though they share traits with many other bird skeletons. Then the penguin knee thing was one of the most searched-for bird questions. It's fun how birds have so many surprising features that just take a slightly different perspective to discover. Thank you for watching!
Really interesting video! If you had given us the skeletons first and said guess the bird, I wouldn't have got any right - perhaps an idea for a future video :) So many surprises and interesting facts in a five minute video!
Thank you, My Birding Year! I'm glad you learned some new things in this video. The bird skeleton quiz is an interesting idea - it's now in the pool of ideas for future videos. Thanks for watching again this week!
I don't know of i have told you about this, but gave you seen the book the unfeathered bird? Lots of neat skeletal and musculature sketches
I had never heard of that book before, but it sure aims for the same effects as this video. Surprising, interesting, and also makes me so glad that birds DO have feathers. Thanks for the recommendation!
It's kinda weird that when humans went bipedal we elongated our femurs rather than our metatarsals. It must have been all that time as an arboreal species that forever altered our limb proportions.
That's an interesting idea, CW. I have been thinking about it, and have no good ideas. It's possible that if things had gone slightly different that we would be wondering the same thing from the other side. And our chairs would be weird. :) Thanks for watching again this week!
Bird skeletons always allured me on how unique they look to other amniote skeletons (almost said vertebrate but that would’ve been more broader) I’ve seen what a pufferfish skeleton looks like and it looks both disturbing and interesting at the some time.
Hi Hayden! That pufferfish skeleton is so cool! I guess it makes sense that they have to expand so much. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing these bird skeletons. Thank you for watching!
I learned new things about proportions today. And now I want to play the “Bone Game” with these bird skeletons and design ridiculous creatures with them lol!! The cheesy X-Ray glasses effect is so charming haha. And its so satisfying to know that Penguins have knees!! Always good to see an upload from you!
Thanks for the kind words, Pyro-Millie! It would be interesting to build new creatures out of structures from existing animals. It would also be difficult to design a creature that is stranger than the ones that already exist. :) It's always nice to read your comments. Thanks for watching again this week!
Loved this video. Creative and interesting!
Thank you, Gabe! This topic arose because I kept being surprised while researching other topics. I'm sure this could be equally applied to any group of animals and it would be equally interesting. But thank you for watching. I'm glad you liked this!
Very informative and interestingly made, thank you
That's nice of you to say, Tal! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!
I loved this video. Thank you!
Hi Blueberry Shortcake! Thanks for the kind words. There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!