Have you ever seen birds standing on one leg. Of course yes. If you have not, well, time to look around you and see how beatiful and mysterious our nature is. Coming back to one leg striking pose, it vividly prompts us to compare them with Yoga poses (which most of us seldom do even in imagination).
Of course these avians looks perfectly balanced, serene and in tranquil state with an occasional professional glance, towards us. Their gaze seems to be speaking to us like "Can you do like this - stand on one leg for so much time". Jokes apart, lets get to the reason for this behaviour.
The reason for this adaptive pose is to regulate the heat loss of their bodies. Upper body is covered with feathers so its always warm from outside temperature variation. As their legs are bare, so they are prone to outside mercury changes and consequently, they become pretty cold. So, by bringing one leg up, the bird don't lose as much heat and they stay warm and comfortable for long.
Of course these avians looks perfectly balanced, serene and in tranquil state with an occasional professional glance, towards us. Their gaze seems to be speaking to us like "Can you do like this - stand on one leg for so much time". Jokes apart, lets get to the reason for this behaviour.
The reason for this adaptive pose is to regulate the heat loss of their bodies. Upper body is covered with feathers so its always warm from outside temperature variation. As their legs are bare, so they are prone to outside mercury changes and consequently, they become pretty cold. So, by bringing one leg up, the bird don't lose as much heat and they stay warm and comfortable for long.
