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For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

  • Written by Joan Strassmann, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighborSanderlings run in groups as they hunt for food in the sand on Long Beach Island, N.J.Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Moment via Getty Images

As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, Am...

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