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Full text of "Wings: insects, birds, men" - Internet Archive  The lobes or flaps gradually extended their reach, acquired a certain amount of .... Of these there are typically eight eight life lines that extend from the base of the ...... that during flight they have the same rate of vibration as the wings; and that ...... They vibrated about fifty-five times per second when it hovered, at which time...
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Birds beginning with S - Animals  List from Thewebsiteofeverything of birds beginning with S. Includes articles, facts and ... Sabine's gull - This species is easy to identify through its striking wing pattern. .... All or some of these species may actually be surviving lineages of an ancient ...... in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 m, when the singing bird may...
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jeopardy/3074_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  NATURE | These birds, which usually feed while hovering, flap their wings at a rate of 60-75 times a second | hummingbirds. right: Maxwell. Wrong: Value: $200.
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Jeopary Questions page 605 - STRANGE "R"s - TriviaBistro.com  STRANGE "R"s: The U.S. & Russia found their 1986 talks in this capital of Iceland disarming  AIRPLANES: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew .... NATURE: These birds, which usually feed while hovering, flap their wings at a rate of 60-75 times a second.
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Complete (pdf) - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  tant predator of small birds in the Arctic and ... cially when they are notin their characteristicbreed- ... rectrices)and broader wings than Long-tailed Jaeger, although ... Jaegers usually have rounded central rectrices, but ... Parasitic Jaegers overlap Long-tailed in these mea- ..... migration occurs mostly from second half of Apr.
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Birds Do It. Bats Do It. | Greater Good  Nov 1, 2009 ... We are much more able to, for example, take video of a large ... Ants that march to the same drummer move faster. ... Couzin theorizes that the ultra-cooperative ability of these simplistic organisms arises from living in large groups for ... When a predator enters the area of a sparrow-like bird called the pied...
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swift | bird | Britannica.com  Any of about 75 species of agile, fast-flying birds of the family Apodidae (sometimes ... They fly with relatively stiff, slow wingbeats (four to eight per second), but the ... the surface of a palm leaf, which may be hanging vertically or even upside down. ... in South America, nesting in such recesses as chimneys and hollow trees;...
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Hummingbird - Wikipedia  Hummingbirds are New World birds that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the .... Hummingbird-pollinated flowers also produce relatively weak nectar .... Hummingbirds have long lifespans for organisms with such rapid .... The bird can sing at the same frequency as the tail feather chirp, but its small syrinx is...
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What Bird Can Fly Backwards? - It May Suprise You  Oct 4, 2014 ... These same birds usually have much weaker muscles designed to pull their wings back up as they rely on wind resistance to do most of the work. ... In fact, this bird species can fly side to side, hover, and mostly move ... So not only does the hummingbird fly backwards, it does so with great speed and grace.
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Fun facts about birds | KnowLedge  Jul 4, 2012 ... At 9 feet, the American White Pelican has the longest wingspan of any ... It regularly attains speeds of 40-60 mph and has been clocked in steep dives at 175 mph. ... The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is also known as the "crab-eater. ... The Turkey Vulture and the Zone-tailed Hawk can be mistaken for each...
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The Wings of Insects and Birds as Mechanical Oscillators - JStor  3 wing beats per second. The constancy of wing beat rate pointed ..... wing lengths for a host of insect species. ... from Calliphlox amethystina (male) (v = 80.
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World's Fastest Birds - The Travel Almanac  The top ten list of the fastest flying birds of the world. ... The answer will vary if you consider the maximum speed, average speed or speed while diving. ... It first soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 200 mph. ..... I'm no expert, but a dove-sized bird with pointed wings... sounds like some kind of falcon,...
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Watch This: Hummingbirds Fly Forwards and Backwards With Equal ...  Sep 28, 2012 ... These tiny birds can fly forwards, hover, and are the only known birds to fly backwards as well. But although zooming backwards is the rarest of...
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Birds That Fly in a V Formation Use An Amazing Trick  Phenomena ...  Jan 15, 2014 ... Most people would say that they do it to save energy, which would be right. ... Here is the standard explanation for the V-formation: ... at the back of the V had slower heart rates than those in the front, and flapped less often.
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What bird flies backwards? | Reference.com  Hummingbirds fly backwards, and they are the only birds capable of doing so. ... These birds have flexible wings that they can rotate in swift circles to help fly in reverse. ... A: The albatross has one of the longest lifespans among birds, with the...
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Hummingbird Facts - World of Hummingbirds .com  Hummingbirds can flash their bright colors, as well as hide them when needed. ... brain is 4.2% of its body weight, the largest proportion in the bird kingdom. ... A hummingbird wings will beat about 70 times per second. ... A hummingbird can dive up to 60 miles per hour. ... The smallest hummingbird is the Bee Hummingbird.
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Hummingbird Facts - World of Hummingbirds .com  Hummingbirds have tiny hairs on the tip of the tongue to help lap up nectar. A hummingbird's beak is generally shaped like any other bird beak, just longer in proportion to its body. ... Hummingbirds do not drink though their beaks like a straw. They lap ... A hummingbird will lap up nectar at a rate of about 13 licks per second.
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Flicker mating photos on Flickr | Flickr  I pointed that out and wondered if he ever finds a bird inside his truck. ... inside of his door! ;-D It was especially funny cuz earlier I had asked one of the volunteers inside ... Feeding Behavior ... Sorilah saya tak hot pun, nanti anda kecewa pula...hahahahaha .... They spend a great deal of time on the ground eating ants/bugs.
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Full text of "Aeronautical world" - Internet Archive  These are only a few of the very many and great ad- vantages an aerial machine ..... A bird in flap- ping horizontal flight, also moves its center of gravity upward and ...... man has unsuccessfully at- tempted to fly by means of flapping wings actuated by his ...... In this bird-like aeroplane machine, the principles of a bird's motive...
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Hummingbirds at Nature Haven  Pollinators, dancing jewels, and zippy little birds Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird ... FOOD: Hummingbirds drink nectar at the rate of 13 licks per second.
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Hummingbirds: The Most Unique Birds On Earth? - AvianWeb  Because of their "extreme" metabolism, these active tiny birds require ... 1,000 flowers a day, lapping up nectar at the rate of 13 licks per second. They have to eat up to half of its body mass and drink roughly eight times its body mass each day.