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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by jessriedel on Thursday May 25, 2017 @10:41PM (#14421692)
> wherein the bird extracts energy from the wind.

Just to be clear for others: the bird is gaining kinetic energy and/or elevation (potential energy). It's not extracting energy from the wind and converting it to chemical energy (fat/sugar).

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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by cmontella on Thursday May 25, 2017 @11:06PM (#14421741)
Right, it still has to eat along the way :)
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