Xploration Nature Knows Best

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Xploration Nature Knows Best — Season 1, Episode 1: Nature That's 'Plane' to See

30 min1 season, 13 episodes

Episode synopsis

It's no secret that birds were the inspiration for the first airplanes but, in this episode, host Danni Washington takes a look at how exactly that connection succeeded. She'll fly planes in tight formation to try to mimic the energy-efficient flight patterns of migrating birds and look at how engineers are inventing wings that change their shape while in flight to mimic flying squirrels.

About Xploration Nature Knows Best

In this fascinating new STEM series, host Danni Washington looks at the fun and clever ways scientists, engineers and innovators are copying plants, animals and more to create some of the world's most amazing advancements.

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