Why does a heron stand on one leg? Since the legs are not even protected by feathers, the heron reduces their blood supply in order to lose less heat. From time to time, the bird changes its supporting leg. Submitted by volhaudververg7 t3_yxl00h on November 17, 2022 at 8:41 AM in gifs 7 comments 0
I-Iubris t1_iwqi81x wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:26 PM Why does a heron stand on one leg? <Gif of egret standing on both legs> 🤦♂️ Permalink 12 mightbedylan t1_iwqxdn7 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 6:05 PM Am unreasonably angry about this Permalink Parent 3 Xerloq t1_ixcv1ce wrote on November 22, 2022 at 2:19 PM Is this the right one? https://media1.giphy.com/media/VbhLF9VRbTHZLgwgz2/200.gif Permalink Parent 1
mightbedylan t1_iwqxdn7 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 6:05 PM Am unreasonably angry about this Permalink Parent 3
Xerloq t1_ixcv1ce wrote on November 22, 2022 at 2:19 PM Is this the right one? https://media1.giphy.com/media/VbhLF9VRbTHZLgwgz2/200.gif Permalink Parent 1
Why does a heron stand on one leg? Since the legs are not even protected by feathers, the heron reduces their blood supply in order to lose less heat. From time to time, the bird changes its supporting leg.
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