Last year I wrote in National Geographic about the long, remarkable history of feathers. The folks at TED-Ed (the educational wing of TED) invited me to boil down that history to about three minutes–accompanied by a splendid animation by Armeilia Leung. Here’s what we came up with.
For more information, you can visit the video’s page at TED-Ed.
Originally published May 3, 2013. Copyright 2013 Carl Zimmer.