A northern gannet scans the sea for fish from 100 feet (30 meters) in the air. Upon seeing a school, it pitches its body into a nosedive, somehow breaking the surface at 70 miles per hour (113 kilometers per hour) without breaking its neck.
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October 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Reinforced vertebrae allow plunge-diving seabirds to survive high-speed impact
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