Invigorated muscle structure allows geese to brave the Himalayas

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 11:14 in Biology & Nature

A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle to accomplish - assert energy at high altitudes, according to a new UBC study...

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