Eli5 Why do birds have such twitchy movement?

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Compared to mammals, birds seem to have this jerky, almost robotic quality to the way they move. I was wondering if there’s any explanation for this

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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s because birds aren’t real. They’re surveillance robots created by the government to spy on us

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s because birds aren’t real. They’re surveillance robots created by the government to spy on us

Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s because birds aren’t real. They’re surveillance robots created by the government to spy on us

Anonymous 0 Comments

Different animals ‘run’ at different speeds. They literally perceive time differently. That’s why, for example, it’s so hard to kill a fly. To them, we are moving in slow motion. There’s a lot of science behind this, and I’m not an expert by any means, but birds move normally for their time perception. They aren’t jerky to other birds, only to us.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Different animals ‘run’ at different speeds. They literally perceive time differently. That’s why, for example, it’s so hard to kill a fly. To them, we are moving in slow motion. There’s a lot of science behind this, and I’m not an expert by any means, but birds move normally for their time perception. They aren’t jerky to other birds, only to us.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Different animals ‘run’ at different speeds. They literally perceive time differently. That’s why, for example, it’s so hard to kill a fly. To them, we are moving in slow motion. There’s a lot of science behind this, and I’m not an expert by any means, but birds move normally for their time perception. They aren’t jerky to other birds, only to us.

Anonymous 0 Comments

I think the real question is, *how* do they make such movements?

Anonymous 0 Comments

I think the real question is, *how* do they make such movements?

Anonymous 0 Comments

I think the real question is, *how* do they make such movements?

Anonymous 0 Comments

hey have less nodes, junctions, too see around for predators so they move as they can, with feet with little jumps to see around, when they are on land.