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Ratites

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RATITES

FLIGHTLESS BIRDS
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Ratites are flightless birds that lack the keel (high ridge) on the breastbone where flight muscles are attached.

EVOLUTION

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Citations:

Blashfield, Jean F. “Flightless Birds.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2008. 1746-1750. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.

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