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Hello there, Ricky here live in the Newsround studio | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
We bring you the birds that could teach drones to fly. | :00:00. | :00:13. | |
And can your dog really understand what you're saying? | :00:14. | :00:26. | |
But first, have you ever wondered how birds manage to fly, | :00:27. | :00:28. | |
Well a team of scientists in the US created a special | :00:29. | :00:34. | |
BBC Science reporter Victoria Gill went to see it. | :00:35. | :00:43. | |
Scientists have a lot to learn from this little lovebird. | :00:44. | :00:49. | |
How such tiny birds fly smoothly through gusty air | :00:50. | :00:52. | |
So scientists at Stanford University have built this. | :00:53. | :01:00. | |
We worked for four years to design this and build this. | :01:01. | :01:08. | |
It was put together specifically to study how birds fly. | :01:09. | :01:12. | |
We can use the best possible techniques. | :01:13. | :01:15. | |
Those techniques include cameras that film in extreme slow motion, | :01:16. | :01:19. | |
capturing tiny wing adjustments that keep the birds steady in the wind. | :01:20. | :01:24. | |
It is the latest ambitious experiment in a lab here | :01:25. | :01:26. | |
in California that is dedicated to unravelling the secrets of flight. | :01:27. | :01:32. | |
Diana works with these birds every day. | :01:33. | :01:34. | |
She uses clicker training and food rewards so they will fly to wherever | :01:35. | :01:37. | |
The ultimate aim is the design of tiny flying robots like these. | :01:38. | :01:46. | |
By copying what birds do, engineers can build much smaller, | :01:47. | :01:49. | |
steadier robots that they could then send out after a disaster to search | :01:50. | :01:53. | |
So these scientists will aim to create robotic copies | :01:54. | :01:58. | |
of what nature has perfected over millions of years. | :01:59. | :02:04. | |
Next, air pollution in cities hasn't improved enough | :02:05. | :02:06. | |
A new report by the Royal Geographical society says | :02:07. | :02:12. | |
pollution caused by cars, buses and lorries makes the air | :02:13. | :02:15. | |
in some cities bad enough it could make some people ill. | :02:16. | :02:19. | |
The government says its trying to reduce air pollution, | :02:20. | :02:22. | |
but experts say more needs to be done to encourage people | :02:23. | :02:25. | |
Now, to the farm in Cornwall that's selling some of their animals. | :02:26. | :02:32. | |
Only the farmer isn't selling sheep or cows, | :02:33. | :02:35. | |
More than 10 years ago these camels were brought | :02:36. | :02:42. | |
Since then the heard has got bigger and bigger now farmer Christopher | :02:43. | :02:48. | |
needs to find some of them a new home. | :02:49. | :02:56. | |
They love people. It's always a pleasure to be with the camels | :02:57. | :03:02. | |
because they are very social animals. | :03:03. | :03:04. | |
They're pulling in the crowds at this farm, but I don't think any | :03:05. | :03:07. | |
of their parents are ready to give them a home just yet. | :03:08. | :03:11. | |
I'm living in a flat in Bournemouth, they are a bit too big for the | :03:12. | :03:19. | |
balcony. No, they are too smelly. As lovely as they are, no. | :03:20. | :03:22. | |
So if you're seriously thinking about getting a camel well here's | :03:23. | :03:24. | |
They're desert animals, so they need somewhere dry | :03:25. | :03:28. | |
They like company, so you might need to get more than one! | :03:29. | :03:32. | |
Make sure you've got good fencing, because they can eat their way | :03:33. | :03:35. | |
And don't forget a camel isn't just for Christmas, | :03:36. | :03:38. | |
you need to be committed as these animals can live for up to 40 years. | :03:39. | :03:42. | |
So if you've got between ?3,000 and ?8,000 in the bank - then | :03:43. | :03:45. | |
Now the next time you dig out your pencil case, | :03:46. | :03:55. | |
you might think a bit differently about one of these. | :03:56. | :03:57. | |
This man in Taiwan in east Asia can create tiny | :03:58. | :04:00. | |
It takes him hours to carves these intricate designs. | :04:01. | :04:03. | |
Here's one he made of the Eiffel Tower. | :04:04. | :04:07. | |
Lee Chien-Chu has to use a magnifying glass so he can | :04:08. | :04:10. | |
Ever wondered if your dog can really understand what you're saying? | :04:11. | :04:15. | |
Researchers from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary have | :04:16. | :04:18. | |
Using a machine which measures brain waves and doesn't hurt the dogs, | :04:19. | :04:24. | |
called an MRI scanner, they found canines can recognise | :04:25. | :04:27. | |
certain words and even tell the difference between how the words | :04:28. | :04:31. | |
A restaurant in Sydney, Australia cooked up the creations. | :04:32. | :04:46. | |
There's also veggie options and it got lots of fans excited, | :04:47. | :04:54. | |
That's all from me, Newsround's back right here tomorrow with Leah. | :04:55. | :05:00. |