2020年7月20日 · In the high, arid mountains of Patagonia, an Andean condor managed to travel more than 100 miles without flapping its wings once. This five-hour ultramarathon flight was recorded during a new...

The Andean condor is a national symbol of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the Andean regions. The Andean condor is considered vulnerable by the IUCN .

2020年7月14日 · Getting off the ground is the hardest part for these South American condors (Vultur gryphus), but once the giant birds are airborne, researchers have found they barely ever flap their wings. Instead they glide, soaring for up to 99 percent of their flight time, mostly on winds and thermal updrafts.

2020年7月14日 · The world’s largest soaring bird—the Andean condor—can stay aloft for 5 hours and cover more than 100 miles of real estate without flapping its wings, according to new research.

2020年7月17日 · New research shows that the Andean condor is capable of soaring more than 100 mi (160 km) without flapping its wings. The research, led by Professor Emily Shepard of Swansea University and...

2020年7月14日 · For the first time, a team of scientists strapped recording equipment they called "daily diaries" to eight condors in South America's Patagonia region to record each wingbeat over more than 250...

In the glare of a cold sun, white wing bands flash against coal-black plumage. Ten feet from tip to tip, those outstretched wings seem frozen in place, because in flight the condor is almost literally unflappable. While flying, according to researchers from Argentina and the UK, Andean Condors only flap one percent of the time.

2020年7月13日 · The world’s heaviest soaring bird– the Andean condor – actually flaps its wings for one per cent of its flight time. The study, part of a collaboration between Emily Shepard and Hannah Williams from Swansea University and Sergio Lambertucci in Argentina, uses high-tech flight-recorders on Andean condors.

2020年7月14日 · An Andean condor, one of the largest flying birds on the planet, soared through the air for 100 miles (172 kilometers) and didn't bother with flapping its wings. This epic example of flight...

Soaring high above the Andes, the Andean condor employs a variety of energy conservation techniques that enhance its flight efficiency. One key method involves exploiting the natural currents of air, such as thermals and updrafts, which allow the bird to …