Why Bar-Tailed Godwits Can Fly Nonstop From Alaska To New Zealand
How their body changes before and after take-off
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5 min readMay 4, 2022
Credit: This article is based on the scientific article “Physiomorphic Transformation in Extreme Endurance Migrants: Revisiting the Case of Bar-Tailed Godwits Preparing for Trans-Pacific Flights” by Theunis Piersma, Robert E. Gill Jr, and Daniel R. Ruthrauff . (Full…
