# How the way red-tailed hawks adapt could change rehab efforts and aircraft design Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-edition-2072183/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-edition-2072183/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design.md Podcast: [Morning Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-edition-2072183) Published: 2026-07-08T08:52:46+00:00 Episode link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design Audio file: https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2026/07/20260708_me_how_the_way_red-tailed_hawks_adapt_could_change_rehab_efforts_and_aircraft_design.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5853689&p=3&seg=7&d=210&size=3367124 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morning-edition-2072183/episodes/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design Duration seconds: 210 ## Resource When red-tailed hawks lose feathers, they adapt their wing and tail movements to keep performing certain flight maneuvers, a finding that could inspire aircraft design. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morning-edition-2072183/episodes/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-edition-2072183/how-the-way-red-tailed-hawks-adapt-could-change-rehab-efforts-and-aircraft-design.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.