Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_y6dlst in science
Surfers know this counter intuitive logic well. Devastating wave coming? Start paddling as hard as you can at it and hope you make it through.
Imagine experiencing that, flying around a hurricanes eye for hours instinctually
>flying with the winds could be a common tactic for preserving energy during cyclones, It might seem counterintuitive, But from the perspective of bird behavior, it makes a lot of sense.
They spend most of the time out at sea, and with no land or shelter near by during a storm, it makes perfect sense for them to just ride the cyclone winds to center instead of fighting against the current because they can fly.
It's like getting sucked into a whirlpool. But the water is only 4 feet deep and you can stand in it.. it's much easier to stand in the center than on the outer edge of the whirling waters.
maybe there's an ancillary reason they do it? like maybe its easier to hunt and find food in the eye of a storm?
Cool, just like freemen from Dune
This plus the fact that the eye is surrounded by a giant thermal, so birds can dodge in and out of it for hours to stay aloft.
I've been told that among the oddities one sometimes sees in a hurricane eye are seabirds cruising around.
They see in the UV spectrum which I am sure aides in the actual dodging of anything in their insane bird eye view.
That's a scary feeling though, paddling at a freak set coming in and it's just this massive black wall of water that looks like it's going to break right infront of you.
That said, the best thing you can do is just paddle your little heart out.
Translation: “Wheeeeeeeee!”
There needs to be a movie or a documentary about this! Sounds so cool
The logic is sound, but it doesn't explain why of the "75 monitored shearwaters, [only] 13 flew to within 60 kilometers of the eye"
It it was truly a sound tactic to reserve energy one would expect greater than 25% of bird to do the same.
Now let’s slap a camera and watch these babies do their things.
That’s really hardcore
Are ya silly?
Iam still gonna send it
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maybe it's fun? like in an extreme sport kind of way? so only the bravest/craziest birds are into it
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