Flamingo balancing act saves energy

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  • Lena Ting (left) and Young-Hui Chang with flamingos at Zoo Atlanta. (Photo by Rob Felt/Georgia Tech) Lena Ting (left) and Young-Hui Chang with flamingos at Zoo Atlanta. (Photo by Rob Felt/Georgia Tech)
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Flamingos can "stand proud while having a doze," says this BBC News story. How they do that may involve some unique flamingo biomechanics, according to a new study on the elegant birds from School of Biological Sciences professor Young-Hui Chang and Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering professor Lena Ting. Their work also suggests a possible reason why these birds engage in this habit. Chang is also the director of the Comparative Neuromechanics Laboratory

 

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College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences

Categories
Life Sciences and Biology
Keywords
College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Wallace Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Young-Hui Chang, Lena Ting, flamingos, biomechanics
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: May 24, 2017 - 10:07am
  • Last Updated: May 24, 2017 - 12:46pm