Tag: diversity and classification in animals

Some birds, like cranes, wade in the water. They have long feet and toes. Along with long feet, they are also seen having long necks. As they move around in shallow waters, having long feet helps them in keeping their feathers high above the surface of the water. Thus they are kept dry and don't get wet with water even when the birds search for food inside water. This forms a part of their important adaptive behavior.

Feathers are epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering on dinosaurs and birds. They provide insulation, the body temperature of most birds is maintained at around 40 C, feathers allow for flight. They may also be plucked to line the nest and provide insulation to the eggs and young. The individual feathers in the wings and tail play important roles in controlling flight.

• The majority of insects and other invertebrates hibernate during the winter, since they do not produce their own body heat like mammals and birds it is too cold for them to be active.
•  However, 10cm under the ground the soil is often a few degrees warmer than the air and many soil animals are still active, including earthworms.
  

Migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south, undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat, or weather but not for self-protection. Many bird populations migrate long distances along a flyway. Migratory birds fly hundreds and thousands of kilometres to find the best ecological conditions and habitats for feeding.

• For the regulation of body temperature, there is an internal mechanism called homeostasis, This regulates the internal body temperature in mammals but is absent in plants.
• During winters the polar bears do not undergo hibernation, instead, they remain active. Their body temperature is maintained by the fur-coated on their body which protects them from extreme cold and snow.
• Desert lizards are conformers (They cannot regulate their own body temperature and requires external factors like the sun).
• So, the correct option is ' Polar bears going into hibernation during winter is an example of an escape of area and Desert lizard has a physiological ability to regulate'.