BBC - Earth News - Why flamingos stand on one leg
Matt Walker writes:
It is one of the simplest, but most enigmatic mysteries of nature: just why do flamingos like to stand on one leg?
The question is asked by zoo visitors and biologists alike, but while numerous theories abound, no-one has yet provided a definitive explanation.
Now after conducting an exhaustive study of captive Caribbean flamingos, two scientists believe they finally have the answer.
Flamingos stand on one leg to regulate their body temperature, they say.
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