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flocking
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Also known as swarm behaviour in birds, murmuration

thumb|Two flocks of common cranesthumb|A swarm-like flock of starlings

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Subclass of
swarm behaviour
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Commons category
Swarming
studied by
ethology
partially coincident with
swarm behaviour

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thumb|Two flocks of common cranesthumb|A swarm-like flock of starlings

Flocking is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. Sheep and goats also exhibit flocking behavior. Flocking by birds and mammals is similar to schooling in fish and these are often studied together.

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