09/09/2025
The eagle that has flown twenty years... but it never crossed the sea. For two decades, a stepparian eagle was tracked by a Russian GPS until its demise in Saudi Arabia. Its flight map astonished scientists, revealing that it traveled thousands of kilometers, traversed deserts and mountain ranges, yet never ventured to fly over the sea. Instead, it opted to execute massive detours on solid land, consistently avoiding water. The explanation lies in the physics of flight, as these birds rely on thermal currents generated solely on the ground, which are scarce over the sea. Its instinct revealed an incredible evolutionary adaptation.... see more
