How a flamingo balances on one leg
Some of the built-in tricks for extreme bird balancers work without muscle effort
A LEG TO STAND ON Scientists have tackled the question of how a biggish bird can balance, and apparently nap, on just one skinny leg.
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A question flamingo researchers get asked all the time — why the birds stand on one leg — may need rethinking.