Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two

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  • A flamingo at Zoo Atlanta. (Photo by Adam Thompson/Zoo Atlanta.) A flamingo at Zoo Atlanta. (Photo by Adam Thompson/Zoo Atlanta.)
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  • Young-Hui Chang Young-Hui Chang
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  • Lena Ting Lena Ting
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Here's how award-winning science writer and author Ed Yong of The Atlantic decribes the new research from Tech's Young-Hui Chang and Lena Ting on how and why flamingos can stand on one leg for long periods of time. The subject matter is a great match for Yong's talents; with a lively writing style, he describes the efforts that Chang and Ting put in to understand this unique flamingo habit. Chang is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and director of the Comparative Neuromechanics Laboratory. Ting is a professor in the Wallace Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. 

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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, zoo atlanta
Status
  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: May 24, 2017 - 10:44am
  • Last Updated: May 24, 2017 - 12:43pm