Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1895 — Why Birds Do Not Fall. [ARTICLE]

Why Birds Do Not Fall.

The reason given that birds do not fall off their perch is because they cannot open the foot when the leg is bent. Look at al lien walking, and you will see it close its toes as it raj ses the foot and open them as it touches the ground.