This bird…
flies where oxygen
is barely enough to breathe.
Higher than most planes fly.
Where air is thin…
and survival is unlikely.
This is the bar-headed goose.
And it crosses
the Himalayas.
At altitudes
over 7,000 meters.
So how does it survive?
Its lungs are more efficient.
Its blood carries oxygen better.
Even in near-empty air.
Every wingbeat
is powerful.
Every breath counts.
It times its flight
with favorable winds.
Avoiding the worst resistance.
While others stay low…
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