Good reasons to stay in schools.... (why fish form schools)(includes related information)

From: Ranger Rick | Date: December 1, 1994| Author: Walsh, Kathy | Copyright information

You've probably heard this joke: "Why are some fish smarter than others?" The answer is, "Because they hang out in schools."

But schooling is no joke - for some fish, it really is the smart way to survive.

A school of fish can have just a small number of members - or it can have more than a million! The fish in a school are usually the same species (kind). Some species of fish live in a school almost all their lives. Others form schools only at certain times,...

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