The Origin of Flight: What Use Is Half a Wing?

Illustrated image of a wing. Caption: So a wing would have evolved from a forelimb in stages.

At the University of Montana, Ken Dial researches the mechanics of bird flight. He studies young birds that are learning to fly, and he hopes his experiments will provide new evidence for how flight might have evolved.

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  • The Origin of Flight: What Use Is Half a Wing?

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Captions - Auditory, English Audio Descriptions - Visual
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Length:
    8 minutes