Lovebird rotates head 2700 degrees per second while turning, minimizing blind spots
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
High-speed videos of lovebirds making quick in flight turns reveal how they improve sight and shorten blur by rotating their head at speeds of up to 2700 degrees per second, according to a study published June 24 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Daniel Kress from Stanford University, and colleagues.