Other birds that stand on one leg include ducks, herons, geese, hawks, and gulls. As is the case with flamingos, many researchers suspect that they do this to minimize heat loss.

A: Flamingos are the poster birds for standing around nonchalantly on one leg for long periods of time, and numerous explanations have been given to address the age-old question of why they so ...

Flamingos can stand on one leg for far longer than humans can. They can even do it while asleep. Now scientists have shed some more light on just how these pink birds manage such a balancing act ...

Flamingos stand on one leg to reduce energy expenditure and regulate body temperature. The human Flamingo pose reveals overall health, with balance linked to longer life.

It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. By testing how long ...

Standing on two legs, on the other hand, requires a lot more active muscle engagement to remain steady. By choosing the ...

Flamingos stand on one leg to reduce energy expenditure and regulate body temperature. The human Flamingo pose reveals overall health, with balance linked to longer life. Inability to balance can ...

Likewise, the researchers noted that a flamingo on land is less likely to stand on one leg than one standing in water. Having only one leg at a time in cold water reduces the rate of body heat loss.

Q: You recently wrote that several kinds of birds often stand on one leg but you didn't explain why. Whenever I see a flock of flamingos in a zoo, at ...