What are bird feet?
Q: What are bird feet?
A: Bird feet are the appendages that are specifically adapted to the life that birds lead.
Q: How are the patterns of bird feet useful in avian classification?
A: The patterns of bird feet are often used in avian classification because the feet are specifically adapted to the bird's lifestyle and environment.
Q: From which ancestral tetrapod are bird feet derived?
A: Bird feet are derived from the basic limb of ancestral tetrapods, the pentadactyl limb.
Q: How many fingers and toes do humans have?
A: Humans (and other primates) have the original five fingers and five toes.
Q: How many toes do birds have?
A: Birds have no more than four toes.
Q: Where did birds inherit their four toes from?
A: Birds inherited their four toes, along with over a hundred anatomical features, from theropod dinosaurs.
Q: Into how many main patterns are bird toes arranged?
A: Bird toes are arranged into four main patterns.
