Scientists from the University of Glasgow have just revealed to us the practical usefulness of this swimming in single file! They investigated using a mathematical model reproducing the mother and her young in their environment, and the waves they produce.
They highlighted two phenomena which they called “wave surfing” and “wave energy passage”.
It all sounds a bit complicated, but if I sum up: the first duckling swims at…
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