How do birds fly?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Is it the wings? Is it the feathers? Is it how light they are? If you’ve ever wondered why birds can fly, this is the episode for you! We asked ornithologist Drew Lanham to help us find the answer.

Got a question that you’re egg-cited about? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll do more than wing it.

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0:35.0	From the brains behind Brains On, this is the moment of um.
0:41.0	Answering those questions that make you go. Moment ofum comes to you from 8.m.
0:55.0	from Aum.
0:57.0	Moment ofum comes to you from 8 PM Studios.
1:00.0	I'm Anna Weggle.
1:01.0	I keep having these amazing dreams where I'm flying high up in the air, the
1:08.3	city beneath me.
1:10.3	Come out there! It feels so real soaring high above the trees.
1:16.0	I pivot to the right and a gust of wind takes me for miles.
1:20.0	I pivot to the left and swoop down to give my friend a high-fived.
1:23.5	Oh hey! Nice tailwind today, huh, Anna?
1:27.8	Just when I'm having the time of my life flying anywhere I want,
1:31.4	I wake up and realize I'm just a lowly human with two feet and no wings.
1:37.0	Why do birds get to have all the fun?
1:41.0	Our names are Aurora and Arlo.
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