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#BIRD WING ALULA SKIN#

Skeletal System (scroll down) … Feathers & Skin … Cloaca and Bursa of Fabricus … Muscles and Tendons, Feather Piloerection.We recommend parental supervision and approval.) The authors aim to apply the way that the alula works in designing a device that enables the air vehicles to turn better and more efficiently.Main Article: Avian Medical Terms / Health & Diseases by Jeannine Miesle, MA, Allied Member, Association of Avian Veterinarians … Avian Anatomy Image Gallery (NOTE: Some of the images / illustrations on this and linked pages may be too graphic for young audiences. Haecheon Choi, the corresponding author of the paper. The role of the alula in avian flight is just one example.' says Dr.

#BIRD WING ALULA FULL#

'Nature is full of vortices, and the animals and plants use them wisely. But this is the first time that the researchers found the evidence that the effect of the alula is due to a small vortex formed at the tip of the alula feathers. There have been several other attempts to reveal the role of the alula in birds' flight. Measurements of the forces acting on wings in the wind tunnel proved that indeed the presence of the vortex from the alula helps the birds in flight. Although the alula is small, it creates enough vortex to prevent the air flow from being detached from the wing.' says Dr. 'For the wing to fly better, the air has to move closer to the wing. Here they observed that a tiny vortex from the alula tip presses the air flow over the wing and makes the air flow better attached to the wing surface. Then the researchers moved on to the wind tunnel experiments where they visualized the movement of tiny particles around magpie wings. 'But with the alula they seem to turn more easily'. Sang-im Lee, the first author of the paper. 'It's not that they cannot fly without the alula.' says Dr. They started with observing magpies in the aviary when the birds moulted the alula feathers.

The researchers were interested in the flight of magpies.

This study was conducted by a research team of biologists and mechanical engineers at the Seoul National University. Why do they use it? How the tiny feathers can help them land softly?Ī recent article published in Scientific Reports says that the secret is a small vortex of air that is formed at the tip of the alula feathers. From countless observations, it has been known that the birds use a small group of feathers, called 'the alula', a thumb-like structure that is present at the bend of the wing, in slow and steep flight such as landing. One mystery of birds' flight is solved! The elegance of birds' flight, their seemingly effortless aerial turns and the softness of their landing, have been envied by many people. Image: The alula feathers, the thumb-like structure, on both wings are well visible.

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