Fastest pigeons tend to become flock leaders; leaders learn navigation skills more effectively than followers

[PhysOrg]

Many birds travel in flocks, sometimes migrating over thousands of miles. But how do the birds decide who will lead the way? Researchers at Oxford University, reporting in the journal Current Biology, can offer new insight based on studies in homing pigeons. For pigeons, it seems, leadership is largely a question of speed.

 

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