Bat Wing Bone Anatomy. But just how do bats fly. The tip of the wing is composed only of the large primary flight feathers.
In bats the forelimb was modified into a wing with elongate finger bones joined together by a thin membrane Thewissen Babcock 1992. What is a bat wing an example of. Bat wings usually run from the shoulder region to the ankle or in some cases to the digits themselves.
Bats have four long fingers and a thumb each connected to the next by a thin layer of skin.
The bones of the pelvic girdle ilium ischium and pubis are more strongly fused than in other mammals. The most recognizable feature of a bat is its wings which are formed of two layers of skin stretched between the sides of the body and their fingers. See bat anatomy for more on wing structure. As in other mammals and unlike in birds the radius is the main component of the forearm.
