Invigorated Muscle Structure Allows Geese To Brave The Himalayas

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 02:21 in Biology & Nature

A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle to accomplish -- assert energy at high altitudes.

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