Why Are Bald Eagles Such Great Gliders? It's All in the Wrist (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Why Are Bald Eagles Such Great Gliders? It's All in the Wrist (2 of 2)

Caption

Spread wings from (top to bottom) a gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolis), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), and bar-headed goose (Anser indicus). Specimens from the University of British Columbia's Beaty Biodiversity Museum.

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Vikram Baliga, University of British Columbia

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