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Studying this behavior could offer insights into the evolution of social animals and how group decision making unfolds.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Some snakes mingle not too differently from other social animals around us.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
According to Dr Towers and collaborators, this altruistic behavior makes sense because orcas are intelligent and highly social animals that use food sharing as a way to build relationships with kin as well as unrelated individuals.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
These large dark brown colored animals, characterized by a protruding shoulder hump, are social animals that often form herds, which appear to be directed by older females.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Some snakes mingle not too differently from other social animals around us.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
According to Dr Towers and collaborators, this altruistic behavior makes sense because orcas are intelligent and highly social animals that use food sharing as a way to build relationships with kin as well as unrelated individuals.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
These large dark brown colored animals, characterized by a protruding shoulder hump, are social animals that often form herds, which appear to be directed by older females.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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