Who needs land? These birds spend 10 months of the year in flight
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 15:01
in Biology & Nature
Make no mistake, the tiny common swift found throughout Europe and much of Asia is a lean, mean flying machine. A new study reveals that these birds spend nearly their entire lives in flight — even eating, mating, molting and probably sleeping on the wing. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden...