Humans studied birds to help develop the earliest gliders, which led to the first airplane. The shape of whales is mimicked in the hydrodynamic designs of modern submarines. The idea for Velcro came from observing how burdock stuck to clothes and the fur of the inventor’s dog.
Today’s bullet trains have a nose section patterned after the shape of the kingfisher. The beaked front in birds help them minimise air pressure when they fly or plunge into water.
A scuba diver’s flippers are patterned after ducks’ webbed feet.
There are many other examples, and ongoing research continues. Studies of an alligator’s ability to survive in murky waters with open wounds that don’t get infected may help develop new medical technology. The strength of spider webs may inspire better bullet proof vests.
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