tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post4724378326616158657..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: Airborne pigeons obey the pecking orderPeter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-49481595765690845562010-04-12T04:16:22.172-07:002010-04-12T04:16:22.172-07:00I think thye have some type of rank order or some ...I think thye have some type of rank order or some typr of social status like hyenas. I also do not understand how exactly this go, may be our friends with eome experties on animal behavior can help us with this.<br />Thanks all of you for comments.<br /><br />Posted by Anna MorenoPeter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-37452153237424943792010-04-09T19:15:28.593-07:002010-04-09T19:15:28.593-07:00I have always wondered how birds manage to fly in ...I have always wondered how birds manage to fly in such synchrony. I did not know that some species of birds follow a pecking order. How do the birds choose who stays in front and leads the rest of the birds. I think it is really neat how birds communicate and travel with such order. <br /><br />Posted by Amanda MakowskiPeter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-58521795081301915322010-04-08T09:18:38.917-07:002010-04-08T09:18:38.917-07:00I knew for quite some time now that many species o...I knew for quite some time now that many species of birds follow a pecking order, but I did not know that it can go airborne. I would like to know more about this type of relationship. What if one were to disrupt this order, what would be the consequence? How do they determine this relationship? How can they decide who is a leader or a follower?Peter Houlihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.com