From The BBC:
It is one of the simplest, but most enigmatic mysteries of nature: just why do flamingoes like to stand on one leg?
The question is asked by zoo visitors and biologists alike, but while numerous theories abound, no-one has yet provided a definitive explanation.
Now after conducting an exhaustive study of captive Caribbean flamingoes, two scientists believe they finally have the answer.
Flamingoes stand on one leg to regulate their body temperature, they say.
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