what species other than humans will group together to assist another of their kind?

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serious question here.
i know about the dolphin stories, and elephants, and the apes etc...but is that it? and is it only mammals that do this?
i cant think of any reptiles, for example, that are known to behave in this social kind of way.
anyone know?

― donna (donna), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:30 (twenty-three years ago)

and i dont mean the mothers of whatever,thats different.

― donna (donna), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:33 (twenty-three years ago)

One species of ants in Africa will actively defend its tree... so inter-kingdom action right there. Probably ants and aphids too -- any time you have a mutually symbiotic relationship, I'd wager there'll be assistance.

― Leee (Leee), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:36 (twenty-three years ago)

ok yep. but i meant more in a social way, like if one is in trouble in some way or another.

― donna (donna), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:37 (twenty-three years ago)

like if the critter never calls or emails?

― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:43 (twenty-three years ago)

bees?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:44 (twenty-three years ago)

chickenbear!

― Tad (llamasfur), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 05:48 (twenty-three years ago)

when our cat goes for our chickens, they gang up to fend him off. They're not chicken.

― jon (jon), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 07:08 (twenty-three years ago)

raptors

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 07:20 (twenty-three years ago)

veloci?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 08:01 (twenty-three years ago)

smurfs?

― Kiwi, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 08:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Bacteria. Though they generally use the divide and conquer tactic.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 08:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Meerkats!

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 09:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Supposedly geese in flight will rearrange themselves within the vee formation to help a weakened member.

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 10:01 (twenty-three years ago)

how do geese get weakened members?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 11:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Wolves? Jackals?

― Sofa King Alternative (Sofa King Alternative), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 11:41 (twenty-three years ago)

By which I mean that I think wolves and jackals are the gangs of the natural world, not that they go around causing some harm to goose penises

― Sofa King Alternative (Sofa King Alternative), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 11:42 (twenty-three years ago)

how do geese get weakened members?

I don't know; I'm not a management consultant and I can't be arsed to listen closely when m. cons. trot out this metaphor of teamwork.

― j.lu (j.lu), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, chickens do. Nice animals really.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

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