EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Meaning: Those with similar interests or of the same kind tend to form groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -Origin of the Phrase Birds of Feather Flock Together You can trace the origin of the phrase back to the 16th century when it was used in a poem by William Turner in 1545 as “Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The word flock is a collective noun that refers to a natural grouping of any kind of bird. Certain bird species commonly flock together to feed, to travel or to help defend themselves.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the dyad level, “birds of a feather” do seem to flock together for females, inasmuch as similarity between partners in emotionality, regardless of whether both animals are high, low, or somewhere in-between, seems to lead to success.