you’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together this particular swarm of flamingos lives
this particular swarm of flamingos lives
this particular swarm of flamingos lives in the Serengeti National Park in
in the Serengeti National Park in
in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania Africa why do they gather in
Tanzania Africa why do they gather in
Tanzania Africa why do they gather in such large colonies safety and
such large colonies safety and
such large colonies safety and protection of course once they are safe
protection of course once they are safe
protection of course once they are safe and protected flamingos like these are
and protected flamingos like these are
and protected flamingos like these are free to devote their time to things like
free to devote their time to things like
free to devote their time to things like preening which is using their bills to
preening which is using their bills to
preening which is using their bills to distribute oil from a gland at the base
distribute oil from a gland at the base
distribute oil from a gland at the base of their tail to their feathers for
of their tail to their feathers for
of their tail to their feathers for waterproofing another big reason that
waterproofing another big reason that
waterproofing another big reason that flamingos swarm like this is the need to
flamingos swarm like this is the need to
flamingos swarm like this is the need to display themselves for the purposes of
display themselves for the purposes of
display themselves for the purposes of breeding who knows what kind of romantic
breeding who knows what kind of romantic
breeding who knows what kind of romantic scenarios are playing out here as we
scenarios are playing out here as we
scenarios are playing out here as we watch them strut around it’s kind of
watch them strut around it’s kind of
watch them strut around it’s kind of like a singles bar except outside in
like a singles bar except outside in
like a singles bar except outside in natural light and no alcohol
speaking of swarms here’s a giant clock
speaking of swarms here’s a giant clock of pileus also known as the East African
of pileus also known as the East African
of pileus also known as the East African Weaver birth it’s not hard to see why
Weaver birth it’s not hard to see why
Weaver birth it’s not hard to see why these birds are often mistaken for the
these birds are often mistaken for the
these birds are often mistaken for the locusts they swarm in groups that have
locusts they swarm in groups that have
locusts they swarm in groups that have numbered over a million these particular
numbered over a million these particular
numbered over a million these particular kill iasts are in the Okavango in Africa
kill iasts are in the Okavango in Africa
kill iasts are in the Okavango in Africa they’re less than five inches long and
they’re less than five inches long and
they’re less than five inches long and weigh just about half an ounce but as a
weigh just about half an ounce but as a
weigh just about half an ounce but as a swarm they can have an incredible impact
swarm they can have an incredible impact
swarm they can have an incredible impact on local farmers a swarm can destroy up
on local farmers a swarm can destroy up
on local farmers a swarm can destroy up to 60 tons of grain in a single day
our final swarm is this gathering of
our final swarm is this gathering of butterflies in the oyamel fir forests of
butterflies in the oyamel fir forests of
butterflies in the oyamel fir forests of LD Rosario Mexico millions of
LD Rosario Mexico millions of
LD Rosario Mexico millions of butterflies are fluttering together and
butterflies are fluttering together and
butterflies are fluttering together and the only thing more astonishing than the
the only thing more astonishing than the
the only thing more astonishing than the epic size of the swarm is the journey
epic size of the swarm is the journey
epic size of the swarm is the journey these monarchs took to get here first
these monarchs took to get here first
these monarchs took to get here first consider the distance these delicate
consider the distance these delicate
consider the distance these delicate creatures flutter 2,000 miles from the
creatures flutter 2,000 miles from the
creatures flutter 2,000 miles from the United States to get here now ponder
United States to get here now ponder
United States to get here now ponder this astonishing fact they fly here by
this astonishing fact they fly here by
this astonishing fact they fly here by pure instinct only every fourth or fifth
pure instinct only every fourth or fifth
pure instinct only every fourth or fifth generation of butterfly makes this
generation of butterfly makes this
generation of butterfly makes this colossal Odyssey these are probably the
colossal Odyssey these are probably the
colossal Odyssey these are probably the great great great grandkids of the last
great great great grandkids of the last
great great great grandkids of the last generation of monarchs who flew down
generation of monarchs who flew down
generation of monarchs who flew down here to bond with their buds so how do
here to bond with their buds so how do
here to bond with their buds so how do they know to make this migration
they know to make this migration
they know to make this migration scientists consider this one of nature’s
scientists consider this one of nature’s
scientists consider this one of nature’s greatest mysteries
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