EPISODE · Mar 24, 2008 · 1 MIN

Flight Path

from US News | Science Discoveries · host National Science Foundation

A new study from the University of Montana Flight Laboratory regarding the evolution of flight suggests birds evolved by learning to use their wings to run up steep surfaces in order to avoid predators and, eventually, became strong enough for true flight.

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