How the Largest Flying Bird of All Time Stayed Airborne

With a 24-foot wingspan, how did the prehistoric Pelagornis sandersi, the largest known flying bird of all time, manage to fly so well? It relied on two key factors: a light frame and an ability to soar with the ocean currents. From: WORLD'S BIGGEST BEASTS http://bit.ly/22COCJt

Comments

1. I wish there was some way to watch this whole documentary.
2. I think the real question thats being overlooked is why was it so big, how does its size adapt to and is influenced by the environment?
3. His eye's so pretty ^
4. dan has the most beautiful eyes.
5. why the fk is this in my recommended
6. are birds and chickens different in the sense that birds can fly and chickens cannot?
   (wondering why i didnt ask google lol)
7. jesus this narration is annoying af
8. Wat about the quetzal
9. so that's how Bunny Hopping works . cool..
10. That shit is good to farm organic polymer tho... u forgot that inportant fact xddd
11. so the largest bird was discovered in a draw? how did it manage to crawl in there and die??
12. yup. knew the answer before clicking the vid. They fly the same way birds today fly. this stuff is borderline click bait
13. That Bird shits on your car
    "damn......get the shovel"
14. Actually the quetzal is bigger.
15. I tamed it in ark to and he is wrong the aergy is the biggist bird
16. The scientists eyes are so blue!!!
17. "how could this bird fly?"
    SCIENCE BITCH
18. Absolutely amazing! Thank you! 😊
19. according to all known laws of aviation, that bird should not be able to fly. It's wings are too small to get it's fat little body off the ground.
20. beautiful bird. I wish the video was longer to explain more about it but thank you for this it's an educative channel