EVOLUTION OF FLIGHT – A journey through the history of flying
25 July 2025
Multimedia Hall, Croatian Natural History Museum
Branimir Ivić; Vlatka Mičetić Stanković
How did nature take flight—on as many as four separate occasions!
Join us for an exciting lecture by Assistant Professor Dr. Sc. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, Senior Curator at the Croatian Natural History Museum, and discover the fascinating story of the evolution of flight in the animal kingdom.
📅 Date and time: 25 July 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, Multimedia Hall
🎟️ Free admission – Register here
🔍 What to expect:
Why did animals evolve flight?
What challenges did they have to overcome to rule the skies?
Who is the fastest, the most enduring, and the smallest flyer in the world?
💡 You will learn:
Why the ability of flight evolved independently at least four times.
That hummingbirds flap their wings up to 5,400 times per minute, while the peregrine falcon reaches speeds of up to 350 km/h.
Which species travels 90,000 km annually in search of warmer climates.
Which is the largest bird ever to have flown, with a wingspan of an incredible six to eight meters!
More information:
Branimir Ivić
branimir.ivic@hpm.hr
099 219 2108