Talk:Air Acolytes/@comment-24.233.209.244-20120525054000/@comment-24.27.92.144-20120529180615

They can't learn it because all bending is a genetic trait. The Airbenders that first learned from the bison had the innate ability to airbend already in their genes.

Also, seeing as all Air Nomads were benders, and how all of Tenzin's children are benders, Airbending is probably a dominant genetic trait, at least when crossed with non-bender blood, The other elements are probably recessive traits. The original Air Nomad population was so small due to their nomadic and spiritual lifestyle, which may have discouraged forming large families.

Finally, I think the Air Acolytes should be considered memebers of the Air Nomads in the modern age.