How Do Bats Fly Differently from Birds?

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How Do Bats Fly Differently from Birds?

Postby Cheryl Jones » Apr 20, 2013 11:55 am

:kewl:
"SLOWMO BATS vs BIRDS, with robots, swimming and treadmills - Smarter Every Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxzyAad ... ata_player
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Re: How Do Bats Fly Differently from Birds?

Postby PYoungbaer » Apr 23, 2013 2:02 pm

Excellent video and series. Thank you.

When I give bat talks I describe bats as belonging to the order Chiroptera - meaning "hand wing," and simply say the difference is birds fly with their arms, bats with their hands.
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