#946 How high can birds fly?
How high can birds fly? A Ruppell’s vulture was hit by a plane at 11,300 meters. The bird was identified by the feathers after the plane landed. There may be…
How high can birds fly? A Ruppell’s vulture was hit by a plane at 11,300 meters. The bird was identified by the feathers after the plane landed. There may be…
How do birds land? It depends on the size of the bird and whether it is a landing on land, a branch, or water. Generally, they lose as much speed…
How did a pterodactyl fly? By jumping 2.5 meters into the air and then flapping. These days, we use pterodactyl to refer to any of the flying dinosaurs that looked…
How do flies perceive time? Flies see the world in slow motion, possibly seeing things four times slower than we do. We have probably all tried to swat a fly…
Why does a boomerang come back? One wing travels faster than the other which causes it to fly in a circular path. However, not all boomerangs are designed to come…
What animals and insects are pollinators? A large variety of animals and insects are pollinators. Many of us might think that flowers are only really pollinated by bees and butterflies…
Why can a peregrine falcon fly so fast? Because of their wings, their feathers, their breastbone, their heart, their lungs, and a few other things. Peregrine falcons are one of…
How high can a plane and helicopter fly? The world record for the highest a plane has managed to fly after taking off from the ground is 123,523 feet, or…
Could penguins fly in the past? Yes, they could, but millions of years ago. There are many birds that could fly at some point but that have lost the ability.…
Why do dragonflies have four wings? So that they can hover and fly in any direction that they wish. Most insects have two pairs of wings but the second set…