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Published online 18 October 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011018-10
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Birds fly best on a full tank
Food and formation help birds fly efficiently.
Swimming after a heavy meal may not be wise - but flying is another matter. Birds fly more efficiently when loaded with food, new research suggests, helping to explain how they can migrate thousands of kilometres without stopping1.
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