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Neat News 2017-144 (added 2017-05-24)

Flamingos Save Energy by Balancing on one Leg

flamingo.jpg
© Valdiney Pimenta [CC BY 2.0]

Flamingos have such a stable stance when standing on one leg that they need less energy this way than standing on two legs. Scientists measured this by evaluating how much they sway (in a radius of only 3.2 millimetres) and how much effort they need to remain in an equilibrium.

News seen at: BBC - Science

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