Thursday, 19 May 2022

Study finds parrots use their heads as a 'third limb'

No vertebrate (fish, mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian) has ever had an odd number of limbs. Despite this "forbidden phenotype," some animals seem to use other body parts as a third or fifth "limb" to move from one place to another.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/study-finds-parrots-use-their-heads-as-a-third-limb