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Oct 23, 2019

Spread wings from (top to bottom) a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolis), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis),  red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), and bar-headed goose (Anser indicus). Specimens from the University of British Columbia’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Credit: Vikram Baliga/University of British Columbia

Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It’s all in the wrist

Birds come in an astounding array of shapes and colours. But it’s their physical prowess—like a bald eagle’s incredible ability to soar—that captivates human imagination.

Oct 23, 2019

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