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THE MIRACLE OF MIGRATION IN ANIMALS

Benefits of Forming a Flock

Radar has shown that daytime migrators have more of a ten-
dency to fly as a flock than do night migrants. This reinforces the idea
that flock formation is to discourage enemies. It also shows that there
is certain cooperation and communication between birds. In a verse
of the Qur’an, God tells us that birds as well as people form “commu-

nities:”
There is no creature crawling on the Earth or flying creature,
flying on its wings, who are not communities just like your-
selves—We have not omitted anything from the Book—then
they will be gathered to their Lord. (Qur’an, 6:38)

In species that form flocks, a special calibration that enables the

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