Feats of Balance: How Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg?

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 05:51 in Health & Medicine

These birds spend long periods, often asleep, standing on one leg. Is it passive biomechanics or active nervous system control of their muscles that allows them to do easily what's impossible for us?

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