Why do some birds hop and others walk?

Spend even a little bit of time watching birds and you'll see that some birds hop, and others walk, and some do both. What's the motivation behind these different forms of locomotion? How does it best serve their survival? We'll discuss the hoppers, the walkers, and the hybrids who leverage both hopping and walking.

Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
What determines hopping or walking? 00:35
Hoppers 01:16
Walkers 02:10
Hybrids 02:58
Conclusion 03:59


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Introduction
-Sparrows hopping by brgfx from Freepik.com

What determines hopping or walking?
-Woman walking in field with orange ground cover by coverr.co from Canva.com
-Woman walking across room by BlackBox from Canva.com

Hybrids
-European starlings by BlackBox from Canva.com
-Pigeon flock by Billig-Chillig in Natur from Canva.com

Thumbnail photo credits:
-Pigeon stride by Vincent M.A. Janssen from Pexels.com
-Northern cardinal by blightylad-infocus from Canva.com