Starlings flock to the West Pier. SamuelJB/Shutterstock 21 mars 2023 Wild Isles: starling murmuration in BBC documentary reveals as much about people as it does about birds Samuel Shaw, The Open University Historic paintings can be just as valuable as educational tools as videos created using the latest technologies.
Murmurations can have as many as 750,000 birds flying in unison. mikedabell/iStock via Getty Images 14 mars 2022 Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations Tom Langen, Clarkson University These coordinated movements of a flock of starlings follow no plan or leader. Scientists used to think the animals must communicate via ESP to create these fast-moving blobs.
Menno Schaefer / shutterstock 6 février 2019 Starling murmurations: the science behind one of nature’s greatest displays A. Jamie Wood, University of York et Colin Beale, University of York The birds follow a few simple rules to create complex patterns.