Write an Example of an Aerial Animal

Q. Write an example of an aerial animal – Biology

• Aerial animals are those animals that can fly in the air using their wings, feathers, or any other body adaptations
• Some aerial animals have wings that enable them to fly in the air for a longer duration of time while some aerial animals move in the air with a lesser control of the flight
• There are certain animals that can glide in the air due to the anatomical shape of their body
• The flight of the aerial animals becomes the means of their survival. Some fly to a great distance (migrate) to avoid very low temperatures during the winter or in search of food
•  The aerial animals are classified into the following categories: birds, insects, mammals, and gliding animals
• Birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals. They have a light skeleton, wings, and feathers that enable them to fly in the air. They have a tail at the back which helps them in changing the direction of the flight. The feathers provide protection against winds, low temperatures, humidity, and the intense heat of the sun. some examples of birds are albatross, vultures, flamingos, and so on
• Insects are invertebrate animals. They usually have three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings, and antennae that serves as a sensory organ. Some examples of insects are monarch butterflies and marsupials
• All mammals are not capable of flying. Only a bat, a warm-blooded vertebrate animal is capable of flying
• Gliding animals have light and short animals with little body fat. They do not possess the ability to fly or make controlled movements, but they can travel shorter distances by taking advantage of air currents. Some gliding animals are martins, swallows, petrels, etc