The female flying horse can do as many as 14 backflips, but she's still more comfortable on her back. She prefers to fly upside down instead of upside down backwards.
"The female flies like any other animal in that she tries to get into the safest and most comfortable position," says Michael Kasten, the museum's curator of birds.
"If the female is upside down, that's not the best position."
A female flying horse (a type of horse, not a horse horse, or a horse-like horse) is able to turn itself over and fly backwards, but not as efficiently or effectively as a male flying horse. (Courtesy Michael Kasten, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
The female flying horse's backflip performance is "like a horse that has its rear legs tied together and can't turn," Kasten says.
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário