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From: A.S.Chamove@massey.ac.nz (A.S. Chamove)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: prolonged bird flight
Message-ID: <1990Dec20.005514.17623@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 20 Dec 90 00:55:14 GMT
References: <1990Dec18.162433.20027@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Some swallows are reputed never to land except to nest.  They
(presumably) sleep on the wing.  If you look at their feet, it is clear
that they are not designed to land, and if they do land on the ground
they have great trouble getting airborne.

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Arnold Chamove
Massey University Psychology
Palmerston North, New Zealand