Flying Without Flapping

by Kids Discover

Dynamic soaring lets an albatross fly for hours without flapping its wings. It glides with the wind to gain speed, then changes direction, moving close to the ocean surface where there’s less wind resistance. Then it glides up to catch the wind again.

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