POTD 1/30/22
GET A LEG UP - Turkey hen stands on one leg in the Saturday snow storm. Birds' legs have an adaptation called "rete mirabile" that minimizes heat loss. The arteries that transport warm blood into the legs lie in contact with the veins that return colder blood to the bird's heart. ... And by standing on one leg, a bird reduces by half the amount of heat lost through unfeathered limbs. Brrrrrrrr!
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Ruth R Dubbs(non-registered)
That's very interesting about turkeys!! Thanks for sharing.
Kathy(non-registered)
That’s an amazing fact about the turkeys.
Thank you so much for sharing plus the photo of this lovely creature is also amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing plus the photo of this lovely creature is also amazing.
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