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Published online 6 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030602-14
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A toy model of flying snake's glide
In-flight undulation takes snakes from tree to tree
Flying snakes wriggle to help them glide through the air. The animals have similar aerodynamics to a falling ribbon of paper, calculate Japanese researchers1.
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