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The Flight of Gulls in the Wake of Steamers

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MANY persons have remarked the extraordinary power displayed by gulls of keeping pace with a steamer without any motion of their wings. A few days ago, I had a good opportunity of observing this during a voyage from Alexandria to Marseilles.

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HEADLEY, F. The Flight of Gulls in the Wake of Steamers. Nature 55, 390 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055390a0

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