"But surely the bird in front gets very tired doing all that," interrupted Boo, feeling sorry for the lead bird.
"Yes, obviously the goose at the front gets tired much quicker than the rest of them, which is why they regularly switch places. And, geese regularly honk while they are flying so that they can remain in communication and encourage each other. That's especially helpful since they are very loyal birds and if one bird becomes sick or injured while they are flying in formation, then two other geese usually drop out to stay with it. Even though the rest of their group is continuing to fly away, these two geese will stay with the injured one to protect it until it recovers, and then all three will take off again in formation, maybe with another group, or attempt to catch up with their own group again."
