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dinah60 | 09:39 Sat 04th Apr 2009 | Animals & Nature
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Why do some birds walk and some birds hop?
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There are many reasons but the main one is that hopping saves a lot of energy for birds that usually hop from branch to branch without using their wings. Flying is very energy draining.
Ground dwelling birds tend to walk more as they are quite heavy in comparison. For them, hopping would be too difficult and unnecessary as their food is on the ground.

As with all evolutionary developments, there are always exceptions of course.
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Many thanks wildwood
Watch a crow or a magpie thay both hop and walk .
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Will do, dustypuss. Thanks
...and why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near...? Sorry, couldn't resist it. Good question. No idea.
And dont for get some birds swim

where are you TP I noticed the time difrence


where are you TP I noticed the time difference

And why do some birds like pigeons bob there head when they walk.

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