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Old 10-01-2017, 09:56 AM   #31
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Default Re: Waterfowl: Amphibious or Racial Swimming Skill?

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post
There's an extreme example of this with the Common Moorhen which has its legs mounted well back on the body, but huge feet to enable it to balance. To stay balanced while walking, it has to move its head in opposition to its legs, which looks very silly.
Loons have it way worse. That's its "walk". It's pretty comparable to some seals. Penguins are better walkers than loons, hard to imagine as that is.
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