by NMGeorge | Mar 23, 2023 | Avian, Reptiles & Amphibians
Despite birds and reptiles looking different… they are actually a monophyletic group and share many features. Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than to other reptile groups! There are so many fascinating facts about these species… · They don’t have...
by NMGeorge | Jan 12, 2023 | Avian
Birds have a single opening for passing faecal and urinary waste, and eggs or sperm, called a vent. Inside the vent, the cloaca is divided into 3 sections, which can be remembered using a CUP acronym. · Coprodeum is the first (most cranial) section. This is where the...