Practice mode Animal husbandry

What happens when a bird pants?

Correct answer A. Respiration rate increases

Explanation

Birds lack sweat glands, so under heat stress they breathe rapidly with open beaks, raising the respiration rate to lose heat through evaporation from the airways.

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