Shorebirds "Defy Gravity" to Eat, Study Says

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 15:42 in Earth & Climate

Scientists have unlocked the secret of how shorebirds called phalaropes use fluid dynamics to direct water up their long, slender beaks and into their mouths.

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