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Why do birds some birds bob their head while they walk, but others just hop?

Asked by clari0n (52points) July 19th, 2007
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Also, why do the bobbing birds bob? Is it a biological necessity to enable them to walk? Doesn't it give them a headache?

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I think bobbing birds bob because of weight transfer from their heads. A momentum thing.

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