Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Highest Flying Bird

Bar-headed geese can fly over the Himalaya in eight hours


Do you know what the highest flying bird is? As you can see in the picture above, it is a kind of birds and also waterbirds as well, named goose (plural= geese). Do you believe those geese can be? According to National Geographic News website, a new study found, an Asian goose that can fly up and over the Himalaya mountain around 8 hours. Moreover, this bird reached a maximum hight of nearly 6.437 meters, research found.
Geese’s bodies built for high flying:
-          Past studies have shown that their bodies can deliver more oxygen to muscle cell faster

-          Bar-headed geese can breathe in and out very rapidly without getting dizzy.

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