Photo: Kingfisher bird shows of a brilliantly designed beak

The bill of the kingfisher is so perfectly made for slicing through the air and into water during high-speed dives, that it actually has inspired the design of bullet trains. Because of that beak, kingfishers can cut seamlessly into the water after fish.

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