Post by Supercommunist on Sept 8, 2020 11:59:25 GMT 5
So it seems current consensus is that pterosaurs where probably the most efficient flyers given that they could quad launch and produced the largest flyers ever. However, it seems journals can't decide whether bats or birds are better flyers.
^On a diffrent subject, another weird thing about this study is it claims that bird bones are lighter even though another study has claimed that bird bones is total misconception and they are just as heavy as other bone.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136970211730072X
Here is a layman article claiming bats are better flyers:
www.livescience.com/1245-bats-efficient-flyers-birds.html#:~:text=Flexible%2C%20highly%20articulated%20wings%20give,%2C%20less%20drag%2C%20greater%20maneuverability.&text=Their%20motions%20might%20seem%20erratic,new%20wind%2Dtunnel%20tests%20show.
Flight is not the exclusive domain of birds; mammals (bats), insects, and some fish have independently developed this ability by the process of convergent evolution. Birds, however, greatly outperform other flying animals in efficiency and duration;
^On a diffrent subject, another weird thing about this study is it claims that bird bones are lighter even though another study has claimed that bird bones is total misconception and they are just as heavy as other bone.
Birds owe this extraordinary capability to feathers and bones, which are extreme lightweight biological materials. They achieve this crucial function through their efficient design spanning multiple length scales.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136970211730072X
Here is a layman article claiming bats are better flyers:
www.livescience.com/1245-bats-efficient-flyers-birds.html#:~:text=Flexible%2C%20highly%20articulated%20wings%20give,%2C%20less%20drag%2C%20greater%20maneuverability.&text=Their%20motions%20might%20seem%20erratic,new%20wind%2Dtunnel%20tests%20show.
