- Many animals live in groups. They live and hunt for food together.
- Some animals live in small groups. For example, elephants, zebras, horses, buffaloes, lions, wolves, deer, beavers, penguins, flamingoes and baboons.
A troop of baboons |
A herd of elephants |
- Some animals such as ants, bees and termites live in large groups or colonies.
- A colony of ants for example may consist of thousands to hundreds of thousands of ants.
A hive of bees |
A nest of ants |
- There is strong cooperation in an ant colony whereby each member has a specific job to carry out.
i) There are ants responsible to defend the colony and attack
other colonies. These ants called soldiers.
ii) There are ants responsible to look for food and feed members
of the colony. They are called workers.
iii) There is an ant called the queen which spends her life laying
eggs.
- Animals live in groups for certain reasons:
Weak animals such as fish and birds which are prey to other
animals usually move in groups. By living in groups, they can
protect themselves ehen they are attacked by predators or
enemies.
ii) Looking for food
Predators such as wolves hunt in groups. They cooperate to
hunt their prey.
iii) In caring for the young
A group usually consists of a few parents and many young.
The parents cooperate in caring for the young.
iv) Building shelter
Beavers built their shelter together. Living in groups helps
animals to find or build shelter easier.
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