Mimicking humpback whale flippers may improve airplane wing design
...-- Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the scalloped, bumpy flipper is...stry on airplanes. The tests show that bump-ridged flippers do not stall as quickly and produce more lift and less drag than comparably sized sleek flippers. T......s in the article. Here we attach "Walrus using the flippers and muzzle for exposing bivalves."...Flipper as Rambo: Dolphins can be great naval security tools
...rtime can come from a variety of sources even the flippers of dolphins as they continue to demonstrate in Ira...ed with cameras or sensors often mounted on their flippers and are trained to find certain undersea objects. Once such an object, like a mine, is located, th...Swimming Proficiency Of Marine Mammals Ranks Them Among The World's Elite Animal Athletes
...rs to propel themselves, while seals use theirhind flippers and dolphins and whales use a distinctive undulatory motion, butthey all achieve comparable energetic efficiencies. Other researchers have madesimilar observations regarding the performance of two-legged and four-leggedrunners. Comparing marine mamma...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
...ll, frequently appearing on or aroundthe eyes, the flippers and even in the mouth. Once the lesionsimpair the turtle's vision and swimming ability, it has difficultyfeeding and ultimately may die.Often the tumors develop withininternal organs, such as the lungs and kidneys, and impede normalfunction. ...