If you’ve watched flamingos at the zoo – or if you’re lucky, in the wild – you’ve likely wondered how flamingos manage to sleep standing on one leg. Of course, as humans, we think standing on one leg ...

We're all familiar with the flamingo's signature one-legged stance. But what first caused this behavioral norm? And doesn't that standing leg get tired after a while? Here, we uncover why flamingos ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. If you've watched flamingos at the zoo – or if you ...

A baby Chilean flamingo already stands on one leg as it rests near its father. Credit: S. Warren/AP/REX/Shutterstock Flamingos can stand on one leg for far longer ...

A question flamingo researchers get asked all the time — why the birds stand on one leg — may need rethinking. The bigger puzzle may be why flamingos bother standing on two. Balance aids built into ...

Paul Rose is affiliated with the University of Exeter and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Flamingos can stand on one leg for far longer than humans can. They can even do it while asleep. Now scientists ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Flamingos are a pretty underrated bird. But ...

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University If you’ve watched flamingos at the zoo – or if you’re lucky, in the wild – you’ve likely ...

Flamingos are famous for their bright pink feathers, curved beaks, and, perhaps most oddly, their habit of standing on one leg. It’s the kind of behaviour that sparks curiosity in just about everyone ...