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Flying in gusty winds

Postby Pajarita » Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:58 am

A study done on an owl to figure out how birds manage strong winds in flight (spoiler alert: it mainly due to the way wings were 'designed'!):

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 085117.htm
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