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One of the only species of birds known to be capable of transatlantic flight, and also credibly thought to regularly making the crossing [0] is the magnificent
by fartingflamingo 5y ago
One of the only species of birds known to be capable of transatlantic flight, and also credibly thought to regularly making the crossing [0] is the magnificent frigate bird [1]. The bird has a super interesting capability of flying on a single half of the brain. Remarkably similar to single slower core operation of a computer... [2]
[0] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274193260_Has_the_magnificent_frigatebird_Fregata_magnificens_in_the_Cape_Verde_Islands_reached_the_end_of_the_road https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274193260_Has_the_m...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_frigatebird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_frigatebird
[2] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0082 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2016.008...
- pedrosorio 5y agoFrom Wikipedia: “Frigatebirds (…) sometimes indulge in kleptoparasitism, harassing other birds to force them to regurgitate their food” I knew birds could regurgitate food (to feed their young) but this is something else…