Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 17, 2013

Birds’ Internal barometer

Phy.org reported on research that proved birds can predict changes in the weather by sensing changes in barometric pressure. The study was done using a hypobaric climatic wind tunnel for , which allows research into the physiology and aerodynamics of bird flight in high altitude conditions.

Read more at phy.org Birds predict weather change and adjust behaviour by reading barometric pressure


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