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Evolution of Feathers
But a bird wing is vastly more sophisticated than anything composed of sheet metal and rivets. From a central feather shaft extends a series of slender barbs, each sprouting smaller barbules ...
Red-tailed hawk found in Paxton with feathers on wings, tail cut off
Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail ...
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Feather-inspired flaps on model wing deployed in response to air flow inside wind tunnel (IMAGE)
Researchers attached covert feather-inspired flaps to a 3D-printed model airplane wing and mounted it in a wind tunnel to explore the role of covert feathers in bird flight. By precisely measuring ...
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Small Feathers, Big Effects: Reducing Stall Speeds With Strips Of Plastic
These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay flat during normal flight but flare up in turbulence during landing. By attaching flexible plastic strips – “covert flaps” – to the top of ...
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Red-tailed hawk found in Paxton with feathers on wings, tail cut off
Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail cut off. "When I first held the bird, I noticed that every single ...
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Red-tailed hawk found with feathers on wings, tail cut off
SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail cut off. “When I first held the ...