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 Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Your Evolution Dollars At Work: Chicken Head Tracking!

By Greg Perkins @ 10:04 AM

In honor of Darwin's 200th birthday, here's a little evolutionary coolness to make you smile -- and want to go play with a chicken!



Seriously, this is an awesome set of adaptations; just think of the myriad feedback mechanisms at work! Plus, it made me smile... and now I want to go play with a chicken.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 10:52:21 mst
Comment ID: #1
Name: John Powers
E-mail: myfullname at mac dot com

WOW! I wish I had a chicken! After I play with it, I could eat it!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 11:47:30 mst
Comment ID: #2
Name: C Andrew
E-mail: ca4papen(at)mindspring.com

But John,
Didn't your mother ever tell you NOT to play with your food?

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 14:18:01 mst
Comment ID: #3
Name: Anon
E-mail: anon(at)gmail.com

Even more amazing are birds of prey in flight pursuing prey. For example, a peregrine eyes don't look straight. It swoops on a corkscrew flight path alternating which eye it has on its prey.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 14:54:26 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: Anon
E-mail: anon(at)gmail.com

Correction. Even more amazing are birds of prey in flight pursuing prey. For example, a peregrine's eyes don't look straight ahead, but outward at 40 degrees. It swoops in a spiral flight path with one eye focused on its prey. http://www.helium.com/items/1225685-interesting-facts-about-the-per ...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 14:54:55 mst
Comment ID: #5
Name: Anon
E-mail: anon(at)gmail.com

Correction. Even more amazing are birds of prey in flight pursuing prey. For example, a peregrine's eyes don't look straight ahead, but outward at 40 degrees. It swoops in a spiral flight path with one eye focused on its prey. http://www.helium.com/items/1225685-interesting-facts-about-the-per ...

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