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
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