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Flamingo Fluid Dynamics, Part 2: The Game’s a Foot
- Flamingos use their footwork in hunting, in addition to their heads and beaks.
- They shift back and forth, lifting and lowering their feet while drawing their toes together and spreading outward.
- This footwork creates a standing vortex just ahead of their feet, trapping prey in the swirling vortex.
- The vortex is strong enough to trap even active swimmers, making flamingos effective hunters.
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