All Articles Tagged As: flight

Recipe for energy saving unravelled in migratory birds (5/15/2008)

Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds. ...> Full Article

Bats and Bugs Share Aerodynamic Trick for Staying Aloft (2/29/2008)

Researchers have known for awhile that little whirlpools of air stirred up by insects' wing motions can help keep these small organisms aloft as they fly slowly or hover, two activities essential for food foraging. But how a weightier organism-a bat-manages to stay aloft during slow flight has remained unclear. ...> Full Article

Tracking gliding behavior in the 'flying' lemur (2/12/2008)

The "flying" lemur of Malaysia is the champion of all gliding mammals, able to drop from the forest canopy, glide more than the length of two football fields, execute 90-degree turns and then alight gently on a tree trunk. ...> Full Article