If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like if birds flew in space, look no further. Thanks to bioastronautics research, we have a video of birds trying to fly in a simulated zero gravity environment on a C-131 aircraft.
In the video, the birds struggle to fly upright, and often flip upside down as well as sideways. Flying in a straight line appears to be impossible as the bird’s natural sense of direction is thrown off.
“These zero-g birds have lost their feeling for up or down, and point in all directions; some even flying upside down.”
Here, one of the birds manages to momentarily stay upright.
Watch the entire video here to see just how disoriented these birds get when there is no gravity.
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