The Fast and Feathered

up to 35.4 kilometers (22 miles) per hour

feathering

a huge speed advantage

<p>watched videos of the birds and ran computer analyses on their motions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to understand their swimming speed and potentially design better underwater vehicles or robots</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are about the size of human toddlers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can swim up to 35.4 kilometers (22 miles) per hour.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The motion is called &quot;feathering.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It could help design better underwater vehicles or robots.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bo Yin is a mechanical engineer at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.</p> Signup and view all the answers