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Making Waves and Avoiding Beaks
Moving collectively on the water surface could help protect schools of fish from being eaten by predatory birds.
Making Waves and Avoiding Beaks
Making Waves and Avoiding Beaks

Moving collectively on the water surface could help protect schools of fish from being eaten by predatory birds.

Moving collectively on the water surface could help protect schools of fish from being eaten by predatory birds.

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