Study Shows Flamingos with Similar Personality Traits ‘Form Cliques’ with Like-Minded Friends

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Birds of a feather really do flock together according to a new study that found flamingos with similar personality traits “form cliques” with like-minded friends.

In Chilean and Caribbean flamingos, birds with similar personality traits tended to form cliques separate from differently-wired peers, much like humans.

For example, bolder birds were shown to stick together, whilst more submissive flamingos formed another group.

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