Scientists Pinpoint How A Flamingo Balances On One Leg
Most anyone who has encountered a flamingo has probably been impressed by its signature ability to balance on a single long, spindly leg for remarkably long periods of time.
But actually, scientists have now shown that what appears to be a feat requires almost no muscle activity from the bird.
In fact, they found even a dead flamingo’s body will naturally fall into a stable one-leg balance if positioned vertically. That research was recently published in Biology Letters.
Until now there have been two basic schools of thought about why a flamingo stands on one leg, Lena Ting, a biomedical engineer at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, tells The Two-Way.Until now there have been two basic schools of thought about why a flamingo stands on one leg, Lena Ting, a biomedical engineer at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, tells The Two-Way.
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