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=====Example: Alcid===== The Strouhal number has significant importance in analyzing the flight of animals since it is based on the streamlines and the animal's velocity as it travels through the fluid. Its significance is demonstrated through the motion of [[Auk|alcids]] as it passes through different mediums (air to water). The assessment of alcids determined the peculiarity of being able to fly under the efficient Strouhal number range in air and water despite a high mass relative to their wing area.<ref name="Lapsansky"/> The alcid's efficient dual-medium motion developed through natural selection where the environment played a role in the evolution of animals over time to fall under a certain efficient range. The dual-medium motion demonstrates how alcids had two different flight patterns based on the stroke velocities as it moved through each fluid.<ref name="Lapsansky"/> However, as the bird travels through a different medium, it has to face the influence of the fluid's density and viscosity. Furthermore, the alcid also has to resist the upward-acting buoyancy as it moves horizontally.
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