“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind.
Most bird wings are far from aerodynamically optimal, suggesting evolution often settles for “good enough” instead of perfect ...
You can know a lot of things about birds just by the shape of their wings. A seafaring albatross, stretching out its sail-like airfoils, lives a very different life from a ground-dwelling antpitta ...
Even the giant wings of the albatross are not ‘optimally’ shaped for their extraordinary long-distance migrations, according ...
“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...
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