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Animal Adaptation: It's Useless, or Is it?

Why do Ostriches have wings? They’re vestigial structures and you have a few of those too

Aired 05/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

Science Trek

Animal Adaptation: It's Useless, or Is it?

Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Why do Ostriches have wings? They’re vestigial structures and you have a few of those too

Sometimes an animal’s adaptation no longer serves a purpose. It’s called a vestigial structure. What are they and do we humans have any? You bet we do. Find out what some of them are.

Aired 05/01/2021 | Rating TV-G

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