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Birds’ bodies are specially de-
signed for flight. A glance at a
bird’s neck is sufficient to illus-
trate this. A sparrow’s consists
of 14 vertebrae, the same
number as in the giraffe. This
allows the bird to easily main-
tain its balance in the air, to
hunt, and to care for its feath-
ers.