# Bird flight

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-flight/157617 "2003-02-26T12:40:01Z")\
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How does a flock of birds follow the leader so closely in flight? Sometimes I will see a flock take off, and all the birds will fly together at the same angle, making the same turns and dips at the exact same time. How do they do this?