Tests exploring how birds navigate gaps smaller than their wingspan shed new light on their ‘amazing abilities’
When it comes to mind-bending aerial manoeuvres, it turns out hummingbirds can give Top Gun’s Maverick a run for his money.
Researchers have discovered that the diminutive creatures, native to north America, have two different strategies they can deploy to squeeze through gaps that are smaller than their wingspan.
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