2nd Video
By: David • Essay • 368 Words • November 14, 2009 • 2,071 Views
Essay title: 2nd Video
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2nd Video summary
The second video began talking about an animal called Arceocptolips. This animal has tiny teeth, 3 toes with a claw, bony rod tail with out a large breast bone because it probably didn’t fix into its body. Then it moved on to talk about birds that have adaptations for hunting. It first talked about a bird that resembles some prehistoric ancestors, who lived during the dinosaur age. This bird had claws that allowed to it cling on to things with its wings. The Hatson has claws when it is born, but due to the evolutionary process it loses its wings after a week. Then an eagle vulture has a hook on its claw that is designed to hook in to its prey and use it is a thumb for holding and eating its catch. Flamingos have a mouth that is specialized to filter pump the water across its beak to eat the microorganisms in the water. They also use their beak as a cleaning tool because they use their beak to groom and clean their feathers. Humming birds have elongated bills that look like swords and are able to use them to reach deep into plants to retrieve nectar only they can access. The movie then