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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.
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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
Pigs are known for being highly intelligent and social animals who thrive in a group environment.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Contagious yawning, common in humans and other social animals, is thought to be linked to social bonding, empathy, and group coordination—but the evolutionary driver behind contagious peeing remains unclear.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
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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
Pigs are known for being highly intelligent and social animals who thrive in a group environment.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Contagious yawning, common in humans and other social animals, is thought to be linked to social bonding, empathy, and group coordination—but the evolutionary driver behind contagious peeing remains unclear.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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