Why Are Bald Eagles Such Great Gliders? It's All in the Wrist (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

University of British Columbia

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University of British Columbia zoologists measured the shape, flexibility and extendibility of 61 bird species' wings.

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Vikram Baliga, University of British Columbia

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