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

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.

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.

Anonymous 0 Comments

EEEEEK i LOVE how someone else noticed this!

Another thing i’ve noticed is that the smaller the bird, the more twitchy/staccato their movement gets. bigger birds like blue jays or hawks all the way up to geese/swans have more fluid animations.

i chalk it up to something about how smaller birds get preyed upon easier so they gotta go fast to avoid predators

Anonymous 0 Comments

EEEEEK i LOVE how someone else noticed this!

Another thing i’ve noticed is that the smaller the bird, the more twitchy/staccato their movement gets. bigger birds like blue jays or hawks all the way up to geese/swans have more fluid animations.

i chalk it up to something about how smaller birds get preyed upon easier so they gotta go fast to avoid predators

Anonymous 0 Comments

EEEEEK i LOVE how someone else noticed this!

Another thing i’ve noticed is that the smaller the bird, the more twitchy/staccato their movement gets. bigger birds like blue jays or hawks all the way up to geese/swans have more fluid animations.

i chalk it up to something about how smaller birds get preyed upon easier so they gotta go fast to avoid predators

Anonymous 0 Comments

Birds have twitchy movements because they have a special reflex that helps them keep their balance and vision steady while they move. This reflex adjusts the position of their eyes quickly when they move their head or body so they can keep their focus on a target. The twitchy movements also help birds respond to changes in their environment.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Birds have twitchy movements because they have a special reflex that helps them keep their balance and vision steady while they move. This reflex adjusts the position of their eyes quickly when they move their head or body so they can keep their focus on a target. The twitchy movements also help birds respond to changes in their environment.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Birds and most of all other animals smaller than us, percieve time at a much slower rate than us. Their reaction time, reflexes, movement speed, and ability to process things is usually much better than ours.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Birds and most of all other animals smaller than us, percieve time at a much slower rate than us. Their reaction time, reflexes, movement speed, and ability to process things is usually much better than ours.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Birds have twitchy movements because they have a special reflex that helps them keep their balance and vision steady while they move. This reflex adjusts the position of their eyes quickly when they move their head or body so they can keep their focus on a target. The twitchy movements also help birds respond to changes in their environment.