This explains why chickens and pigeons and coots and other birds bob their heads as they walk. They stabilize-move-stabilize-move-stabilize-move the head as they walk, while the body keeps a steady forward pace. Presumably this is to give them the best vision of their surroundings.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


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