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A colony of Brandt's cormorants in Point Lobos, California
In biology, a colony is composed of two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another. This association is usually for mutual benefit such as stronger defense or the ability to attack bigger prey.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “colony” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.