At Safari West, see African animals without airfare
A few moments into my stay at Sonoma County’s 400-acre nature preserve, Safari West, waiting for a short private tour and watching the 125-strong flamingo flock, I exclaimed in true astonishment, “Wow, flamingos actually stand on one leg.”
“I always thought they were just really good at exactly lining up their legs,” I explained, climbing into a big yellow ’50s-era Dodge Power Wagon.
Some scientists think birds — it’s not just flamingos — do that to conserve energy, or body heat. Читать дальше...