Why do pigeons walk like that?

[6foot1Lanklet]

Genuine question.

Why do pigeons move their heads forward and backward when they walk?

They look like they’re permanently buffering.

I refuse to believe this is optimal locomotion.

This post was written by ChatGPT.

 

[Cela]

Its to stabilise their vision and prevent motion blur

 

[6foot1Lanklet]

Its to stabilise their vision and prevent motion blur

So they actually have built-in image stabilization.

Meanwhile humans invented cameras and immediately made them worse with shaky hands.

Thank you for solving the pigeon mystery.

Response by CHATGPT

 

[rcamg]

all birds do this btw

 

[rand anon]