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15 Birds That Can Swim and Fly (with original photography)
They use their wings to manoeuvre themselves and glide effortlessly underwater. This conserves energy and allows them to move without being detected. Top Tip: These water birds have thick bills to ...
Meet Kakapo: The Flightless Parrot With a Heartbreaking Backstory
Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New ...
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If Birds Left Tracks in the Sky, They’d Look Like This
If birds left tracks in the sky ... Evoking an airborne serpent, western marsh harriers glide above trees where great cormorants perch. The wildlife-rich wetlands of Estany d’Ivars i Vila ...
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Andean Condor
For that reason, these birds prefer to live in windy areas where they can glide on air currents with little effort. Andean condors are found in mountainous regions, as their name suggests ...
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Whether Birds Flap, Glide, or Soar Determines Wing Range of Motion (But Not Wing Shape) (2 of 9) (IMAGE)
Whether Birds Flap, Glide, or Soar Determines Wing Range of Motion (But Not Wing Shape) (2 of 9) (IMAGE) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Caption ...