White Bird Adaptation To The Pond Ecosystem

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If you look closely at the picture you will see a tall white bird. This bird along with others birds is so special because it has adapted to its ecosystem, the pond. Millions and Millions of years ago Birds in the same location as the pond ecosystem had just legs and no wings, which was a problem. Because the bird got wings The birds also need wings to catch prey, such as flying insects, without wings they couldn't reach it. Another reason the bird would have adapted is because the ecosystem could have failed at one point and it needed to move in order to live.
How birds got their wings and why

How beaks evolved
Another way the bird adapted to the pond ecosystem is it’s

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