Tag Archives: air breather

Why don’t birds breathe like the rest of us?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sarah

Birds breathe quite differently to us.  They don’t have a diaphragm and their ribs only move slightly when they breathe in.  Instead they use large air sacs like bellows to move air through their lungs.  It takes two full breaths … Continue reading →

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Getting enough oxygen with severe respiratory disorders

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Sarah

Today I watched a beautiful short (7 min) film “Oxygen – The Old Man and His Bed” directed by Marc Issacs.  Bob, who suffers from a severe (un-named) respiratory condition, last went outside in 1982 to get permission to be … Continue reading →

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From tadpole to frog: breathing metamorphosis

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Sarah

Metamorphosis is remarkable.  A fish-like tadpole remodelling itself into a land-dwelling frog is a process so bizarre and fascinating that it continues to inspire the hoarding of containers of frog spawn for eyewitness accounts.  One of the most dramatic changes … Continue reading →

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