Why do red crowned cranes sleep on one foot standing? What are the benefits?

Sleeping with one foot standing is a way to protect yourself. Doing so can alternately change the center of gravity, reduce air leakage and heat dissipation, and allow for quick escape in case of danger.

Red-crowned cranes. It is a national first-class protected animal in China.

It has attracted everyone's attention and protection. It is very recognizable because the top of its head is red, and its neck, tail feathers, and feet are black during combat, and the rest of the place is white. He mainly lives in the northeastern region of China.

So, dear children with cracked socks, what else do you know about red-crowned cranes? For example, when the red-crowned crane sleeps, it stands on one foot, do you know why?

Because of the fall of 2 feet retracted, cranes usually only stand on one foot when they are resting or sleeping.

Ornithologists believe that they do this to reduce energy consumption and to rest with one foot under their wings, usually alternating between the two feet"Independence"。This behavior of a crane is much like a person who adjusts the center of gravity of his body so that his legs take turns to exert force when standing for a long time. The crane cannot change the center of gravity of its body and can only change from one foot to the other.

They also do this as a great way to save energy consumption and help regulate body temperature. To put it simply, the crane has less heat loss due to the warm feathers that cover it. In addition to cranes, there are many long-legged birds that also stand on one foot when resting, such as yellow-footed green doves and herons.

But when these birds feel dangerous or ready to travel far, they all land on both feet and fly high into the air with their wings.

<>1. Actually, the red-crowned crane is resting like this. It turns out that when red-crowned cranes live in the wild, they often encounter enemies, so they can't lie on the ground to rest, because they don't rest, once a fierce beast comes, they will become a beautiful meal for the beast because they can't escape quickly.

2. When we usually see red-crowned cranes, they usually only stand on one leg, or stand on the swamp and river banks. Most birds and gulls have this habit of standing on one leg, and when one foot is tired, it will switch to the other to recuperate. It turned out that they were resting, and when they were looking for food, they always landed on their feet.

3. In addition, standing on one foot will be more cautious than standing on two feet to see farther, so that they can also guard against sudden attacks of enemies in time.

QuestionWhy do you sleep with a red-top mask and an auspicious crane and stand on one leg?

[Answer].Because it sold both, it didn't stand on one foot, and it fell off.