This is a rather odd one, but I like it as it shows off exactly why (I think) AAB as a whole works and that just about everyone in the world has one biology-based thing they have noticed that they can’t work out and can’t easily find any information on it. In this case it’s the issue of why ducks and other aquatic birds float at different heights in the water. Those who know their sauropods are hopefully familiar with this paper by Don Henderson dealing with a simialr issue.
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