How Birds Team Up To Fight Predators
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Birds team up to fight predators through a tactic called mobbing, synchronised swoops, and dive-bombing.
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Different species often join forces, using distinct alarm calls to alert others.
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They even teach young birds about danger and make predators uncomfortable enough to leave.
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Birds gather in groups, sometimes mixing species, to present a united front against a larger threat.
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They emit intense, specific alarm calls (like chickadees' "dee" notes for more threat) to signal danger and recruit more birds.
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They swoop, dive-bomb, and chase the predator, sometimes getting close enough to make contact without being caught.
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Bird like owls, often asleep and vulnerable during the day, are frequent targets, as are hawks and eagles.
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Birds like starlings use fluid, synchronised movements in large flocks to confuse predators, making it hard to single out one bird.
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