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Are Godzilla’s Flying Monsters Big Enough?

The King of the Monsters and his fellow colossal companions have been trampling their way across film history for decades. They’ve all seen updates, redesign, and even a few growth spurts over the years, but are Godzilla’s winged co-stars big enough? Kyle takes flight as he explores this kaiju conundrum in this week’s Because Science!

Learn More:
FLIGHT AND SCALING OF FLIERS IN NATURE: https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/1845640012/1845640012204FU1.pdfOpens in new tab
KAIJU STATISTICS: http://gojirastomp.tripod.com/gfacts/indexm.htmlOpens in new tab
MONSTERVERSE KING GHIDORAH: https://godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/King_Ghidorah_(MonsterVerse)Opens in new tab
QUETZALCOATLUS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuetzalcoatlusOpens in new tab
WORLD’S SMALLEST FLIER: http://blogs.bu.edu/biolocomotion/2011/10/12/the-worlds-smallest-flying-creature/Opens in new tab
CONVERGENT EVOLUTION: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolutionOpens in new tab

05.30.2019