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How chubby young birds lose fat to fly 樓燕也減肥
« on: Apr 5th, 2006, 11:18pm » |
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5/4/06 New Scientist 英國《新科學家》雜誌 挪威的科學研究發現,未離巢的樓燕(Common Swift)雛鳥身體會儲存較多的脂肪,以備親鳥餵食不均勻時仍可以繼續發育。但是當幼鳥離巢的時候,牠們的體重和翼展比例都非常劃一,原來雛鳥離巢前會自動節食減肥,甚至會做「掌上壓」來控制體重。 How chubby young birds lose fat to fly Gaia Vince Young swifts may do “special push-ups” to shed their puppy fat and become aerodynamically perfect before their first flight, a new study suggests. In common with infants of other species, swift nestlings are chubby – their fat stores provide useful energy reserves that allow the birds to continue growing through any gaps in parental feeding. 燕子組的朋友請留意,看看本地的雨燕會不會做掌上壓。
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