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The Ten-Month Marathon: Meet the Bird That Lives Its Whole Life in the Clouds
Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the common swift (Apus apus). These small birds spend ...
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Living in clouds: Meet the bird that eats, sleeps and lives almost entirely in the sky for 10 months
A remarkable bird spends up to 10 months airborne, eating, sleeping, and even resting mid-flight, pushing biological limits ...
Small birds like swifts and swallows that migrate long distances have been predicted to travel up to 500 kilometres per day, but new evidence shows that one species of swift can cover far more ground ...
The common swift (Apus apus) may seem unassuming at first glance, weighing a mere 40 grams on average. However, this tiny bird possesses extraordinary physical attributes that enable its marathon ...
New sensing technology reveals that the alpine swift, a small migratory bird, can remain aloft for more than 200 days without touching down. Photo by D. Occiato In 2011, Felix Liechti and his ...
Scientists were able to capture never-before-recorded data on the behavior of the elusive American black swift bird. Among other things, they confirmed that the birds spend nearly all their time ...
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