The Mysterious Black Clouds of Birds: Murmurations Explained 

Have you ever seen a cloud of black birds swirling in the air and wondered what was going on? Welcome to one of nature's most hypnotic sights-starlings in flight, or murmurations. The lava-lamp-like flow of a murmuration is a fascinating feat of science, and in this episode of SciShow we'll explain the biology and mathematics behind this beautiful phenomenon.
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