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Bookmark or Share- Bird blood is a heating system in winter | ScienceDailyResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that bird blood produces more heat in winter, when it is colder, than in autumn. The study is published in The FASEB Journal.
- Practical avian venipuncture: how to take blood from birdsAs a results seeking veterinary attention for pet birds has become more common place. With the increased avian case load in veterinary practice (author’s experience) the need for in house examination of avian blood samples has also risen, and become an important diagnostic aid.
- Animal blood comes in a rainbow of colors—here’s whyAnimal blood comes in a rainbow of colors—here’s why. From milky blue to lime green, organisms have evolved different types of blood—and ways to move oxygen around the body.
- Avian Circulatory SystemBirds, like mammals, have a 4-chambered heart (2 atria & 2 ventricles), with complete separation of oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs, while the left ventricle pumps blood to the rest of the body.
- Birds are better at regulating heat loss through their legs than their ...Bird bills [9–11] and legs [12–14] are effective thermal windows, used to maintain a stable core temperature; birds increase blood flow to the surface of their unfeathered bills and legs to dissipate heat in hot conditions, and restrict blood flow to conserve heat in cold conditions.
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