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Detects updrafts

The ecology of the wandering glider has some extraordinary aspects.
The wandering glider has a special sensor at the base of its back wings that automatically stops them flapping when an updraft is detected to save energy on long distance flights across the ocean. [6’02″/Subtitles: Japanese, English]