3different ways to breathe by Eleanor Lutz from http://tabletopwhale.com/
3 different ways to breathe by Eleanor Lutz from http://tabletopwhale.com/
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
Nikola Tesla
I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men
Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Are you telling me that grasshoppers are constantly farting?
This is he coolest think I will see today.
As you can see in the gif, respiration in birds requires two respiratory cycles (inspiration, expiration, inspiration, expiration) to move the air through the respiratory system. In mammals or insects, only one respiratory cycle is necessary. (inspiration, expiration)
I think the respiratory system of birds is especially interesting with it’s multiple air sacs. Birds have an especially high need for air to be able to fly and a unique solution. Here another explanation of [bird & gill respiration.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fOMswLAyy4)
For further explanation, this video could also be helpful:
[human, bird, gill, trachea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTxR3e4VAzg)