Which mechanical risk escalates when a bird's posterior air sacs fail to fully inflate during flight?

💡 Explanation

When posterior air sacs fail, center of gravity shifts because the reduced air volume affects weight distribution affecting balance, decreasing stability via reduced counter-torque, leading to stalling. Therefore reduced aerodynamic stability results, rather than fractures, elevated metabolic rate, or respiration issues which depend on different mechanical/biological mechanisms.

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