Tiny Shore Bird's Record-Breaking Migration Trek

Meera Dolasia
Sat, 28 May 2011 07:43:11 -0700

The Great Snipe is a nondescript chubby little shore bird with a long beak - Not one that would be considered a great athlete, by any stretch of the imagination. However, a recent study has revealed that these seemingly non-aerodynamic birds, not only fly non-stop for long periods of time during their annual migration, but do so, at record speeds.