The article goes against the meme, FYI:
"Even more astonishing, the bats were doing this purely through wing power. They were not diving from the air or using winds to increase speeds. (In fact, if bats had a strong tail wind, they would actually reduce their speed for easier travel)."
Interesting! I've seen these at Carlsbad Caverns and they do seem to fly a lot faster than the local bats where I live. I would have never guessed that they could fly THAT fast though!
8 Comments
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 14d
Can't anything travel at 100 mph with enough tail wind?
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 14d
Cows can fly even faster on an F5 tornado.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d
The article goes against the meme, FYI: "Even more astonishing, the bats were doing this purely through wing power. They were not diving from the air or using winds to increase speeds. (In fact, if bats had a strong tail wind, they would actually reduce their speed for easier travel)."
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 2 pts · 13d
lol, exactly. Including the tailwind is bullshit.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 14d
I mean I can also fly that fast with enough tail wind.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 14d
Subcribe
Sabin10@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 14d
If they are moving 100mph then flying 10,000 feet will take about a minute and ten seconds. Not very ambitious, are they.
Major_Tsiom@fedia.io · 3 pts · 14d
Interesting! I've seen these at Carlsbad Caverns and they do seem to fly a lot faster than the local bats where I live. I would have never guessed that they could fly THAT fast though!