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| Question about Pets:Why do pigeons nod their head when walking? |
Due to the position of their eyes, birds don't have a great sense of how close objects are.
Some birds such as pigeons and quails bob their head because the action gives them a sense of how close things are.
This theory was put to the test, a pigeon was place on a treadmill and had no need to bob its head because it already had a sense of its surroundings which showed that it didn't need to bob its head for balance and it wasn't a reflex with moving their legs.
The only thing that confuses me with this theory is why don't all birds bob their head then? Or maybe some birds have some other feature about them or a better understanding of their surroundings.
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