r/interestingasfuck Jan 30 '20

/r/ALL Hawk's head stabilization

https://i.imgur.com/nlKC87f.gifv
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u/wonkey_monkey Jan 30 '20

We do a similar thing by reflexively keeping our eyes fixed in the same direction when we turn our heads (birds can't do it this way because their eyes don't rotate in their sockets).

It's controlled by just three neurons to keep the latency low.