Acrophobic Bird: Difference between revisions
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (potholes, moved real life section to end, spelling, italics on work names) |
(Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8) |
||
Line 157:
== Real Life ==
* This very cute story about [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030053217/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/7565622/Owl-that-is-scared-of-heights-refuses-to-fly.html an owl that is scared of heights].
* Many small forest birds avoid flying above the canopy as the treetop levels are much safer. The airspace above the treeline is where the larger predatory birds tend to hang out. However, all birds know enough to fly up out of reach of land-bound predators like cats.
* Larger birds (such as condors and albatrosses) cannot fly straight up into the air, and need a long running start (or elevated launch point) to get off the ground. The same goes for many species of waterfowl aside from dabbling ducks, particularly coots.
| |||