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      No leader directs them; coherence emerges from each bird reacting to its closest neighbors.
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		<p class="mb-2">
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			This simulation uses <a class="underline" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Craig Reynolds&apos; boids algorithm</a>:
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			each agent follows three rules — <strong>separation</strong> (avoid crowding),
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			<strong>alignment</strong> (match neighbor heading), and <strong>cohesion</strong> (steer toward neighbor center).
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			This simulation uses <a class="underline" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Craig Reynolds&apos; boids algorithm</a>.
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			Each agent follows three rules:
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		</p>
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		<ol class="mb-2 ml-5 list-decimal space-y-1">
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			<li><strong>Separation</strong> (avoid crowding)</li>
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			<li><strong>Alignment</strong> (match neighbor heading)</li>
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			<li><strong>Cohesion</strong> (steer toward neighbor center)</li>
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		</ol>
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		<p>
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			Real starlings track ~7 nearest neighbors regardless of distance — topological, not metric.
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			Real starlings track ~7 nearest neighbors regardless of distance: topological, not metric.
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			That fixed count is why turning waves cross the flock so fast and stay crisp at any density.
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		</p>
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