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Flight School: Additional Web and Print Resources

View additional resources, online and in print, for NATURE's "Flight School."

Apr 11th, 2008 | 1 comment | 1,003 Views
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Flight School: Interview: Joseph Duff, Operation Migration

Joseph Duff is one of the leaders of Operation Migration, a nonprofit organization that is using aircraft to restore migrating populations of whooping cranes.

Apr 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,754 Views
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Flight School: The Man Who Walked with Geese

In the 1930s, a young Austrian scientist named Konrad Zacharias Lorenz formally documented the process of "imprinting" -- socially bonding to a parent figure.

Apr 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,873 Views
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Flight School: Flyways

Each spring and fall billions of birds hit the "flyways," atmospheric roads for annual migrations, which can stretch thousands of miles.

Apr 11th, 2008 | 1 comment | 1,285 Views
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Flight School: Introduction

To help ensure the survival of endangered whooping cranes, Operation Migration maintains an artificial breeding program that prepares chicks for adulthood.

Apr 11th, 2008 | 13 comments | 7,838 Views
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