The birds that follow planes to get home

Name: The birds that follow planes to get home
Uploaded: 2018-08-25T23:44:21.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

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One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans is playing a game of follow the leader, flying aircraft over 1,000km and two mountain ranges with a flock of birds behind them.

Video produced by Daniel South

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Science & Environment

26 August 2018