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Quick Challenge
How do owls avoid tearing arteries when twisting their heads?
A
Their blood vessels have strong, non-elastic walls.
B
They have fewer blood vessels in their necks than other vertebrates.
C
Their neck bones contain protective air sacs and extra blood vessel slack.
D
Their vertebral arteries enter the neck bones closer to the head.
