What bird is considered the highest-flying bird?
Correct answer: Rüppell's vulture
Maestro13
Incredible that it can breathe and focus that high up.
modernproblem LXIX
Maestro13, Vultures like these, and other long-winged birds, have hemoglobin that can use oxygen much more efficiently than other birds. One that crashed into the windscreen of a plane at 37,000 feet was heard to say "Ooops" as it bounced away and flew off.
Tom
I am curious as to why, what advantage, is gained by flying so high?
Victoria
! It’s probably fun and so cool just to be able to fly high and cruise around the beautiful sky . looking down at the woods and earth! Rivers, etc,,
Sheriffe
Demoiselle cranes fly at altitudes of 16000 to 26000 feet every year in their migration across the Himalayas.
Ric
I'd fly high if I ate carrion to.
MrG
Tom, they catch a ride on the 155+ mph jet streams, thus they can fly 1000s of miles per day.
RICK-N-BACHER
Player #53553731, vultures feed on dead animals
Andi
Player #57750688, Yep. And they don't believe in "Kiss and tell".
Player #57750688
Tom, Only they know...and they aren't telling
Player #143211861
Alpine Chough is listed as 26,500 feet or 8,000 meters. It is believed to nest the highest altitude.
poopy pants
thought it was an Alpine Chough - not listed
Musa
Sheriffe, yeah but its still lower than 37000ft
Musa
that was question that i had in my mind
Rob Choutka
modernproblem LXIX, At that altitude the air is too thin to fly at low speeds plus the temperature is way below freezing!
medicinal hold 45
Tom, nothing to complete with and wind current that would take you 100 + mph on a glide with no effort
Player #90217926
Tom, getting into the Guiness book of world records.