Good news today: the fastest horizontal flyer in the animal kingdom is now a bat.

koryos:

Free-tailed bats have now been clocked flying horizontally at over 160 kilometers per hour (that’s nearly 100 mph!), toppling the previous record-holder, the swift. The record for speed of diving is still held by the peregrine falcon but we’re coming for you next, feathers.

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#bat #the more you know #the power of science

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