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They're more efficient
By:scarab
Date: 2/19/20 1:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Totally mad scientist paper on PLOS one (Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316))

: What might the advantages of such a thing be?

The one way airflow through the parabronchi let's them extract more oxygen from the air. They can perform intense exercise in low air pressure where most mammals (except bats) would fall unconscious.

The bar-headed goose can fly from sea level to thousands of feet above Everest and over to the other side in a single day.

some renders and bird lung animations

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Totally mad scientist paper on PLOS onescarab2/15/20 11:43 pm
     scientistsdavidfuchs2/16/20 6:43 pm
           Oh I think they shouldscarab2/16/20 6:43 pm
     Re: Totally mad scientist paper on PLOS oneJoe Duplessie (SNIPE 316)2/16/20 3:08 pm
           They're more efficientscarab2/19/20 1:56 pm
                 Re: They're more efficientthebruce02/20/20 3:22 pm
                       Re: They're more efficientscarab2/20/20 3:22 pm

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