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How do the planets strongest flyers push the limits of flight right to the very edge?
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How do flying creatures outfly each other to survive in the crowed world of the sky?
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Caracals are adapted to catch birds in flight and capable of leaping up to 3m high.
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It’ll be two weeks before they can fly. They have to jump for it.
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The jumbo jet of the bird world needs a runway and carefully applied power.
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Flying squirrels can find food fast in winter and short flights help them avoid owls.
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To keep their huge bodies airborne, these beetles twist their wings for extra thrust.
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The Brazilian free-tailed bat is one of the most versatile flyers in the animal kingdom.
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Albatross are masters of low cost, longhaul travel, using the power of the wind to fly.
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For its size the Anna’s Hummingbird has the fastest courtship display in the animal world.
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Every night an arms race is played out between bats and moths for domination of the sky.
