Natural selection builds mechanisms that human engineers still struggle to match. Exhibit A: The neural structures underpinning head stabilization in this hawk. (Head stabilization has the same function as image stabilization in cameras: to maintain a steady view despite motion.)
Another great example of head stabilization 👇 https://twitter.com/Havenlust/status/1247077165885161473
And a third example of stabilization – but one created by human brains, rather than natural selection. 👇 https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1246800017882583041
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