Scientists have figured out how small climbing salamanders can leap from the tops of the world's tallest trees without
We are talking about a salamander of the species Aneides vagrans.They live in forests on the west coast of North America. Animals often climb into the crowns of evergreen sequoias, reaching a height of 115 meters. If the salamanders see a bird of prey there, they simply jump down. And they survive, even though they have neither membranes nor wings.
To study the process, scientists placed animalsinto the wind tunnel. It turned out that salamanders maintain the same posture in the fall, arching their tail and spreading their limbs. So their speed is slowed down by 10%. In addition, animals bend their torso and tail to control their fall.