Exposed surface area is an important concept that can be used to explain the gamut of phenomena from digestion to evaporation and then some.

Even when I went to the Bird Paradise, I could use the exposed surface area concept to explain why flamingoes stand on one leg.

This is today’s question, courtesy of Sci Shifu.

A diagram of organism Y standing in the water is shown in the diagram below.

When the water is cold, organism Y is often found standing on one leg. Identify the type of adaption displayed by organism Y and explain why organism Y stands on one leg.