31 October 2016

A Non-Stop 10 months Fly by a Bird - Swift

Swift its very well known name by a Car model, But the Name comes from a Bird, Migratory birds have awesome endurance and people have known it for decades. However, the development of ultra-thin electronic tags has enabled scientists to discover that a common swift could fly non-stop for 10 months straight! The study was conducted by a team from Lund Univ, Sweden on 13 common swifts over a course of 2 years. This further pushes our understanding of animal physiology.