How Pigeons organize for better navigation

ENN
Jun 10, 2015, 8:35 am16 pts
Having a hierarchical social structure with just a few well-connected leaders enables pigeon flocks to navigate more accurately on the wing, new research shows.Hierarchical organisation also enables flocks to cope better with navigation errors made by individual birds.Researchers from Oxford University and the…

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