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witofatwit t1_isql4ds wrote

Reply to comment by AadamAtomic in Some seabirds survive typhoons by flying into them. Streaked shearwaters nesting on islands off Japan sometimes head straight toward passing typhoons, where they fly near the eye of the storm for hours at a time. It’s the first time this behavior has been observed in any bird species. by MistWeaver80

The logic is sound, but it doesn't explain why of the "75 monitored shearwaters, [only] 13 flew to within 60 kilometers of the eye"

It it was truly a sound tactic to reserve energy one would expect greater than 25% of bird to do the same.

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PauDeArcane t1_issz2lg wrote

maybe it's fun? like in an extreme sport kind of way? so only the bravest/craziest birds are into it

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