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| − | '''Flight''' is the capacity of self-propulsion through the atmosphere or through space, without contact with the ground. Most birds, many insects, the mammalian [[bat]] and [[flying fox]] and man-made contraptions (such as [[aircraft]]) are capable of true flight; although creatures such as [[ | + | '''Flight''' is the capacity of self-propulsion through the atmosphere or through space, without contact with the ground. Most birds, many insects, the mammalian [[bat]] and [[flying fox]] and man-made contraptions (such as [[aircraft]]) are capable of true flight; although creatures such as [[flying fish]] merely leap. |
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Revision as of 21:08, September 21, 2008
Flight is the capacity of self-propulsion through the atmosphere or through space, without contact with the ground. Most birds, many insects, the mammalian bat and flying fox and man-made contraptions (such as aircraft) are capable of true flight; although creatures such as flying fish merely leap.