The reason birds don't crash into each other when flying

Birds tend to avoid confrontation by always turning right or changing altitude when flying.

A group of scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, explored the reason why birds never crashed into each other when flying in the air in a study published in the journal PLoS ONE on September 28, according to Science Alert. . Birds experience evolution for millions of years for this particular skill.

Birds never crash into each other when flying.(Photo: Tambako Jaguar).

The team experimented with 10 birds, namely macaws . They put the birds at the ends of a tunnel and let them fly in opposite directions all 102 times. The results showed that the birds never touch each other when flying.

In addition, birds tend to avoid head-to-head contact with other children by always turning right, or in some cases changing altitudes so that they do not fly side by side.

Scientists say the "right turn" rule along with height changes can help drones and autopilot systems in the future.

"Air traffic is growing. To equip efficient autopilot systems for manned and unmanned aircraft, we need to apply practical lessons from nature" , Mandyam Srinivasan , the study author said.