Survival of the Friendliest

Re:Survival of the Friendliest by andrewflnr on Friday March 24, 2017 @03:45PM (#13951679)

  In the wild, the only creatures that
  can hunt alone are apex predators

Unless you count spiders, various insectivorous mammals and reptiles, snakes, single celled predators, etc.

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Re:Survival of the Friendliest by chongli on Friday March 24, 2017 @10:50PM (#13953844)

Or housecats, for that matter.

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Re:Survival of the Friendliest by trhfgdgfsa on Saturday March 25, 2017 @02:37AM (#13954399)

Are cats not apex predators?

Being incidentally killed in a fight with another animal doesn't make you prey, btw. Prey means you are hunted as part of the diet of another species.

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Re:Survival of the Friendliest by vinceguidry on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:31AM (#13955520)

The Wikipedia page on cooperative hunting says that some 85-90% of hunting is done solitary, so I was totally wrong on that one.

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Re:Survival of the Friendliest by andrewflnr on Saturday March 25, 2017 @02:29PM (#13956911)

House cats are commonly eaten by hawks and coyotes. I'm not sure to what extent that's true of small wild cats.

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Re:Survival of the Friendliest by chongli on Saturday March 25, 2017 @11:25PM (#13958939)

Wild cats are commonly eaten by wolves.

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