I had an idea that it began with an 'a'.
2006-09-27 13:12:53 · 20 answers · asked by Jamie Sunshine 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Birds flocking or perhaps migrating, bees swarming... there are lots of different terms depending on the nature of the movement. Migration, for instance, tends to be used for long distance and seasonal changes. Flocking can take place every evening, e.g. starlings before they roost.
There are some people who refer to the term 'morphic resonance' to indicate the members of the flock/swarm picking up signals for turning at about the same time so it seems to move as one entity; the whole seems to take on a life of its own. Morphic resonance is not regarded as being part of mainstream science.
I can't think of anything beginning with an 'a'.
2006-09-28 05:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rozzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Migration
2006-09-27 13:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be migrating but that is in a huge scale- thousands of individuals. So Shoaling and Flocking are more likely. Of course
2006-09-28 03:58:08 · answer #3 · answered by samule69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you can have a school of fish, and a flock of birds. or maybe you mean when they migrate?
2006-09-27 13:22:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dawny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
migration, is the movement of birds from the north to south.
2006-09-27 13:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by rottie110 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herding, flocking, shoaling, lekking, packing, a pod, or in humans, a gang, a mob., a queue, a crowd, a group, a class......
2006-09-28 06:26:10 · answer #6 · answered by ALAN Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The common term is flocking
2006-09-27 13:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by elaine.king79@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They migrate in flocks, herds and swarms.
2006-09-27 22:36:36 · answer #8 · answered by Sandie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aggregate behavior.
2006-09-27 13:51:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope its migration
2006-09-27 13:14:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mike R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋