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When we think of flying animals, birds like eagles and parrots or insects like butterflies come to mind. However, there are many creatures that have developed ways to glide or soar through the air to ...

Scientists have celebrated a surprising discovery about pterosaurs - the largest flying animals to have ever lived. The ancient reptiles were once tiny tree-climbers but, over time, evolved to have ...

Wing-beat-frequency data for a variety of flying animals versus the square-root of the animal mass divided by the wing/fin area. A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of ...

A skeletal reconstruction of a comb-jawed pterosaur walking across an ancient mudflat, its posture and movement informed by fossil trackways. Fossils of footprints over 160 million years old have ...

Flying Tails rescues at-risk pets and wildlife by air, showing how fast flights save animals. Flying Tails follows pilot team Ken Wayne and Carole Moshetti as they fly at-risk wildlife and shelter ...