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Feathers and Function: Flight
Robert Stein (MfN, Taxidermy) and Hwa Ja Götz (MfN)
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Berlin, Germany
The flight feathers on the wing fit together like roof tiles and are flanked by the coverts - this produces a large closed aerofoil. The feathers on the alula and tail which can be controlled by the muscular system when flying enable agile flight manoeuvres and landing.
Ruepell's vulture (Gyps rueppellii)
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- Title: Feathers and Function: Flight
- Creator: Robert Stein (MfN, Taxidermy), Hwa Ja Götz (MfN)
- Physical Location: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin
- Rights: © Museum für Naturkunde. All rights reserved.
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