Re: Life of Birds (vertical running)

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/9/01 8:49:32 PM EST, ofsosa@uclink4.berkeley.edu writes:

<< They aren't grasping the trunk, they are actually running up it, using the 
force of their flapping to hold them onto the tree. Arboreality is not 
required. >>

What do you mean, "Arboreality is not required"? This running-up-a-tree 
business is arboreality >by definition<. Why would they run up a tree if they 
were just going to come right back down again to >avoid< being arboreal??