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For its size the Anna’s Hummingbird has the fastest courtship display in the animal world.
The Brazilian free-tailed bat is one of the most versatile flyers in the animal kingdom.
The jumbo jet of the bird world needs a runway and carefully applied power.
To keep their huge bodies airborne, these beetles twist their wings for extra thrust.
Albatross are masters of low cost, longhaul travel, using the power of the wind to fly.
How do the planets strongest flyers push the limits of flight right to the very edge?
Caracals are adapted to catch birds in flight and capable of leaping up to 3m high.
Flying squirrels can find food fast in winter and short flights help them avoid owls.
How do animals overcome one of the planet’s most powerful and universal forces – gravity?
It’ll be two weeks before they can fly. They have to jump for it.
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