Sentences with phrase «birds at a steep angle»

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Young birds running up steep ramps flap their wings before they can fly, and scientists studying the energetics of flight have found that birds use far less energy running and flapping up steep inclines angles than they do flying at similar angles.

He reasoned that because a bird takes off faster and at a steeper angle when startled, these different wing mechanics might produce a unique sound that other birds recognize as distress.