Starlings evoke a whole range of emotions. Individually or in small groups, starlings in North America elicit all manner of ill-will. However, free-wheeling flocks of Sturnus vulgaris transcend those vulgar emotions, instead inspiring awe and wonder. Scientists are beginning to crack the code underlying those amazing displays of synchronized flight. Apparently, the principles at work are pretty simple…
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Perhaps it’s just me, but the linked article seems to “explain” very little.