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Are bird lungs more efficient than mammal lungs?

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Are bird lungs more efficient than mammal lungs?
« on: 07/06/2011 16:19:29 »
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I have heard it said that bird lungs are more efficient than mammal lungs - the reason given was something to do with one-way flow and their hollow bones.



I haven't been able to find anything understandable about it on the internet - is this true?



Where would the air go after it went into their bones?



Thanks



Evan



What do you think?
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« Reply #1 on: 10/02/2014 05:31:46 »
You have not directly answered the question, but I infer the answer is: yes, bird lungs/respiratory system is more efficient. And in a geologic era where free atmospheric oxygen is scarcer, I would expect mammals to compete more poorly than now.
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« Reply #2 on: 29/07/2015 12:44:05 »
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    I read somewhere that birds only exhale air without inhaling any when flying. So, is a bird flying equivalent to a human swimming?
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    Air doesn't really enter the bones.
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