Guest FoxNews.com Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8827f568146163c3bdde4e2a8b9c7422.jpgBrazilian free-tailed bats don’t need a Batplane: they can wing it at speeds as fast as about 99 mph, researchers have discovered. In fact, that’s a new record for horizontal flight speed for any bird or bat, scientists said on Wednesday. In the realm of the birds, while swifts can fly at horizontal speeds of over 62 miles per hour, these bats are faster. (Remarkably, peregrine falcons can exceed 180 mph when diving, but that’s not horizontal flight.) The scientists caught bats as they emerged from a bat cave in Texas and then measured their speeds from the air, using antennas mounted on the struts of an airborne Cessna. Their fastest measurement from a bat was about 99.5 mph. (more…) Trending right now: Target Black Friday 2016 ad leaks: Huge iPhone 7, Xbox One S, TV, and other tech deals T-Mobile is giving away Samsung Galaxy S7s in a blowout deal this weekend Best Buy Black Friday 2016 ad: iPhone 7, PS4 Pro bundle, TVs, and other huge deals http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/55cd6e5a19e3a50ad06712cc43fbd5ac._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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