Andean Condors Flap Just 0.1% of the Time as a Huge Tracking Study Finds Soaring Can Beat Swimming as the Cheapest Way to Travel
Nature World News | 17.10.2026 01:01
An Andean condor spends about 0.1% of its flight time flapping its wings, according to a study published Oct. 15 in Science. The rest of the time, the 24-pound (11-kilogram) bird rides rising air and wind, covering each kilometer on roughly a fifth of the energy a trumpeter swan of the same weight burns.
