8. Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers.
Along with dolphins and chimpanzees, the Eurasian magpie is right up there with the most intelligent animals on earth. The mirror test (the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror) is seen as an important test in animal intelligence, and the Eurasian magpie is the only non-mammal that has passed it. It also has one of the largest brain-to-weight ratios in the animal kingdom and has been observed using tools, working in teams, playing games, and grieving.
8. Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers.
Looks like they're bending their legs at the point where our knee would be, they just bend it the opposite way to us.
I checked this out (SAD I know!) but it's true....... the mid-point where a Flamingo's leg bends, is called the ankle, and there knee is at the top of their legs.
8. Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers.
Looks like they're bending their legs at the point where our knee would be, they just bend it the opposite way to us.
I checked this out (SAD I know!) but it's true....... the mid-point where a Flamingo's leg bends, is called the ankle, and there knee is at the top of their legs.
Surprisingly, it's the same with cats & dogs & even elephants. They effectively walk on tiptoe, & what we would call their knee is their ankle. Digitigrades.
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They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers.
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Along with dolphins and chimpanzees, the Eurasian magpie is right up there with the most intelligent animals on earth. The mirror test (the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror) is seen as an important test in animal intelligence, and the Eurasian magpie is the only non-mammal that has passed it. It also has one of the largest brain-to-weight ratios in the animal kingdom and has been observed using tools, working in teams, playing games, and grieving.
I checked this out (SAD I know!) but it's true....... the mid-point where a Flamingo's leg bends, is called the ankle, and there knee is at the top of their legs.
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Surprisingly, it's the same with cats & dogs & even elephants. They effectively walk on tiptoe, & what we would call their knee is their ankle. Digitigrades.