silent flight
Wings without noise
Silent flight is the near-noiseless flying ability of certain birds, especially owls.
Specialized feather structures—soft edges, velvety surfaces—muffle the sound of air passing over wings, allowing these predators to approach prey undetected.
The term appears in ornithology and as a design principle in engineering: Researchers studied owl wings to develop silent flight technology for drones.
- owlsNocturnal birds of prey
- barn owlHeart-faced nocturnal raptor
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- dead of nightDarkest part of evening
- night hunterPredator active after sunset
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- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- raptor traitshooked beak, sharp talons, keen eyesight, binocular vision, hunting instinct
- owlsbarn owl, barred owl, great horned owl, screech owl, snowy owl
- potoos