Lifting the fog on bat flight

For more information:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn11806

Watch this video of how bats get around their lack of feathers and a tail by generating two vortices of air that help overcome air resistance when flying.

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Pets & Animals

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• flying
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[migetX]

It always amazes me hoe effortless such motions look and yet it has taken nature millions of years to perfect such a complex aerodynamic.

Thanks for the vid it has been most helpful.

[thug0gr3]

Just yesterday went into a very deep cave, even got the chance to catch a bat and hold him in my hand, then I released the little creature, they are simply BEATIFUL, and it's so dark there, their flight is simply amazing ! AWESOME !!!

[MohammedAsmahiel]

Why don't they go backwards?

[futuredecay]

lush