The Surprising Grace of a Pigeon in Slow Motion Flight
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#4NTSM)
A lofty clip from the BBC Earth series Secrets of Bones shows in slow motion, how a pigeon named Smudge takes powerful flight vertically. Smudge and others like her, are built with very short, stubby bones that offer a great deal of strength, stability and a surprising amount of grace.
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