While standing on one leg provides flamingos with heat-retention advantages over a flamingo standing on two legs in the water, there is no known advantage to engaging in this behavior on dry land.

An African flamingo that escaped a Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas twenty years ago is still keeping wildlife aficionados on their toes, after being spotted in Texas several times over the past 10 years ...

Standing on one leg “is a good measure of your overall health system because balance reflects how the body’s systems are ...

Chilean flamingo standing on one leg. Credit. Dr Paul Rose. Usage Restrictions. This image may only be used with reports of this research. License. Original content.

Forget about a palm reading to know your inner self—striking a flamingo pose might give you more insight into how well you’re doing. In a new study published this week, researchers have found ...