On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a brief look at how birds differ from other animals in the animal kingdom. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible
Bar-tailed godwits set a long-distance record among migratory birds. These rare and globally endangered birds travel in small groups almost around the whole world. Author: ZDF/Terra X/SPIEGEL TV/Christopher Gerisch, Kay Siering/ Oliver Gurr, Jürgen Heck, Jürgen Staiger/Hauke Ketelsen/Richard Sako,
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some birds with big hearts and even bigger voices. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're only human; if
Birds have much smaller brains than humans. They also lack the cerebral cortex, where human thinking takes place. However, the density of neurons in a bird's brain is higher. In other words, birds pack more brainpower into less space. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/N. Bergenthal/O. Roetz/WENDEVARGA/Maximilia
Migratory birds can find their destinations over vast distances. They use the Earth's magnetic field as a compass, navigating by the stars at night. But recently, artificial lights have been disrupting the animals' nighttime navigation. Authors: 3sat/NANO/Logo (Marco Polo Film AG)/S. van Iersel, T.
How do all the birds in a flock know where to fly? Zebra finches use looks to show their conspecifics a change of direction. On the other hand, the birds often use special calls when changing altitude. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Jochen Rall/Daniela Busch/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha
When a bird lands on a branch, it bends its legs, tightening the tendons and curling its toes around the branch. The deeper it squats, the tighter its grip becomes. Authors: ZDF/3sat/nano/Autorenkombinat/Holger Barthel und Daniel Beißmann/Markus Wohn/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover one of your favorite Halloween birds and learn how they can fly nearly silently. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as pos
In the early 1900s, the Wright Brothers found inspiration for their first airplane in nature. Their "Flyer," which was modeled on a bird's flexible wing design, was steered and stabilized by pulleys and cables that twisted the wingtips. Despite its success, this control strategy quickly vanished fro
The Lufthansa pilots, as well as 160 other airlines, complete their training for the flight license in the flight simulators of the Lufthansa Aviation Training Center. Usually the flight simulators stay "grounded" for only 4 hours per week, every minute counts. Through contantly maintaining the hydr
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover a goofy looking bird who waged a war against humans and won! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're
The common name "barn owl" may be in reference to a single species, but it can also describe the group of approximately twenty living species in the barn owl family. The barn owl family includes any owls not classified as "true" owls and they all have heart-shaped faces. There are sooty owls, masked
