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  • Diving Birds Follow Each Other When Fishing

    The study is the first to investigate why large groups (known as "rafts") of shags dive together at sea. University of Exeter scientists filmed the birds off the Isles of Scilly to examine their behavior. "Our results suggest these birds aren't just reacting to underwater cues when deciding where and when to dive," said Dr. Julian Evans, who led the study as part of his Ph.D. at the University of Exeter.