trueEEB,Integrative Biology12/07/2023'Friendly' hyenas are more likely to form mobs
Michigan State University researchers have shown that relationships and social interactions between hyenas influence when they “mob” lions.
Publishing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a team led by Michigan State University researchers revealed that relationships and social interactions between hyenas can influence when two or more of them work together to attack lions. This cooperative behavior is called mobbing.
Studies like these help researchers better understand how cooperation evolved not just in wildlife, but in humans as well.
This discovery was made possible by a project led by University Distinguished Professor Kay Holekamp that’s been continuously studying hyenas in Kenya for more than 35 years.
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