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