Bats Landing
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Those Gymnastic Bats, Landing Upside Down
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: March 20, 2009
Four-Point Landing
Two-Point Landing
Those Gymnastic Bats, Landing Upside Down
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: March 20, 2009
Sticking the landing may be hard for gymnasts, but at least they finish right-side up and have gravity on their side. Consider what bats have to do: because they roost by hanging from their heels, they must land upside down against a cave ceiling or foliage. And on their approach they fly upward, against gravity. More
Four-Point Landing
Two-Point Landing
