How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy

Scientific American
A paleontologist and an illustrator team up to make mythical creatures follow biomechanical rules
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Michael B. Habib Michael B. Habib is a paleontologist and biomechanist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. He studies the anatomy and motion of pterosaurs, birds and feathered dinosaurs.
Credit: Nick Higgins
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Terryl Whitlatch Terryl Whitlatch is an illustrator who specializes in animal anatomy, paleontological reconstruction and the design of imaginary creatures. She has designed characters in the
Star Wars movies, among many other films.
Credit: Nick Higgins
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Michael B. Habib Michael B. Habib is a paleontologist and biomechanist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. He studies the anatomy and motion of pterosaurs, birds and feathered dinosaurs.

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