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 least some of them are on one leg, Surely ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – When most people think of flamingos, a tropical island or a Jimmy Buffet song might come to mind, but many species of flamingos can handle the cold. “Our flamingos at ...

From their famous pink feathers to their long, thin legs, flamingos are magnificent birds. Flamingo's height can range from 36 to 50 inches, with a wingspan of around 60 inches, according to National ...

Usually when you see flamingos at rest, they’re not standing on both legs; only one. This strange behavior has stumped animal experts for years, but a new study published in the journal Biology ...

It seems like kind of an awkward way to spend most of your time, but flamingos seem perfectly happy to hang out 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 ...