Preparation and Morphological Characteristics of Whole Skeleton Specimen of Phoenicopterus roseus
We combined the traditional and improved technology to prepare the whole skeleton specimen of the adult male greater flamingo(Phoenicopterus roseus)by peeling off the fur,eviscerating,removing the muscle,splitting the skeleton,digesting the residual muscle,degreasing,bleaching,assembling the skeleton and preservation technologies.During the preparation,we used a commercially available 84 disinfectant solution for soft tissue digestion.We also preserved the ten-don at the axial joints such as wrist,elbow,and knee joints during the muscle removal process,in order to ensure precise assembly of the large joint contact surfaces or fine sesamoid bones,and we carefully removed the reserved tendon tissue after the skeleton assembly completed.Then the skeleton specimen has complete morphology,bright white appearance,and is easy to preserve for a long time.And this method is suitable for promotion and application.A systematic morphologi-cal observation and description of the specimen was also conducted during the preparation,and we found that the skeleton of greater flamingo not only had common characteristics of bird such as lightweight and sturdy,but also had unique charac-teristics such as the mandible,cervical spine,and hind limb bones to adapt to their diet and wading habits.Furthermore,the collection of skeleton can provide basic information for future research on bird skeletal systems.
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