Why Birds Fly in V-Formation? ~ ?????

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Why Birds Fly in V-Formation? ~

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Researchers now have empirical evidence that birds such as geese and pelicans “fly in V-shaped formations to reduce drag and save energy on long migrations,” says The Daily Telegraph of London, in discussing a report from Nature magazine. Scientists from the National Centre of Scientific Research in Villiers en Bois, France, measured the heart rates of eight pelicans flying in V-formation and then compared these figures with their “wing beats and flight patterns.”

The researchers found that the birds’ heart rates dropped when in formation and that they beat their wings less frequently than when flying solo, even though their speed was similar. “In birds flying in formation,” says Nature, “each wing moves in an upwash field that is generated by the wings of the other birds in the formation.” This strategy enables great white pelicans to conserve up to 20 percent more energy than when flying alone.

MORAL OF THIS? - IF YOUR UNDER JEHOVAHS WINGS YOU HAVE NO FEAR, BUT HIS PROTECTIVE CARE! KEEP THE FORMATION! - ????? 

Psalm 91:4Good News Translation (GNT)

4 He will cover you with his wings;
    you will be safe in his care;
    his faithfulness will protect and defend you.

Good News Translation (GNT)

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