All articles tagged with #mobbing behavior
A study on spotted hyenas in the wild has shed light on the factors that determine whether individuals will engage in risky collective activities, such as mobbing behavior to drive away lions. This cooperative behavior involves a trade-off between risks and rewards, providing access to carcasses that have been killed by lions or hyenas.
Spectacular footage from the new documentary series "Planet Earth III" captures a large group of seals mobbing and driving off a great white shark off the southern coast of Africa. The footage showcases the seals' aggressive defense behavior against the shark, with dozens of seals joining forces to chase the predator away. This intense and consistent mobbing behavior has been observed at the Robberg Peninsula, where the growing seal colony has attracted an increased frequency of great white shark sightings. The exact reasons behind the effectiveness of this mobbing technique are still not fully understood. The documentary series will be available to watch from November 4th.