Scientists have found that when albatrosses
forage for food, their flight path looks like a mathematical pattern
called a fractal.
Credit: Coedekoven/SWFSC/NOAA
2 comments:
Nicholas
said...
That was cool. I had never heard that math was for birds, but the fact the albatross can fly in a mathematical shape is amazing! That they could fly in the fractal pattern was just fantastic. It it good for their survival. They fly over long distances in a straight line, but they make turn, squiggles, fractals, etc. when searching for food. I thought that it was very interesting how this type of bird can be so self aware. Especially since a lot of people think that birds are actually really stupid. Overall, a fascinating article!
This was an interesting article. I, like probably everyone, have never heard of a bird doing math before. I hope scientists get more into this topic because now it is unclear whether the albatross species is doing this on purpose, or just by really coincidental coincidence. (Which I highly doubt.) But I think that people would be exaggerating if they said that this species is doing math. Do you really think that a bird can do math? It just doesn't sit straight in my head. But I still think that it is amazing that they can make squiggles, fractals, etc. Overall, I thought this was a very interesting article.
2 comments:
That was cool. I had never heard that math was for birds, but the fact the albatross can fly in a mathematical shape is amazing! That they could fly in the fractal pattern was just fantastic. It it good for their survival. They fly over long distances in a straight line, but they make turn, squiggles, fractals, etc. when searching for food. I thought that it was very interesting how this type of bird can be so self aware. Especially since a lot of people think that birds are actually really stupid. Overall, a fascinating article!
This was an interesting article. I, like probably everyone, have never heard of a bird doing math before. I hope scientists get more into this topic because now it is unclear whether the albatross species is doing this on purpose, or just by really coincidental coincidence. (Which I highly doubt.) But I think that people would be exaggerating if they said that this species is doing math. Do you really think that a bird can do math? It just doesn't sit straight in my head. But I still think that it is amazing that they can make squiggles, fractals, etc.
Overall, I thought this was a very interesting article.
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