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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by ItsMe000001 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @03:27AM (#17512827)
Animals kill "for fun" too. Not just cats (example: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-04-30/wolf-a... -- note: that was a single wolf, not a pack; and do you know what happens when a marten finds its way into the chicken coop? Chicken genocide).
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by King-Aaron on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:26AM (#17512994)
This discussion reminds me of the Tsavo Man-Eaters - a pair of lions that decided to focus mainly on hunting humans for food.

Although there were possible health factors that drove these lions to preying on humans, I find it an interesting aside to this conversation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavo_Man-Eaters

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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by zjaffee on Thursday July 12, 2018 @03:43AM (#17512879)
Do other animals go to war, commit genocide, or in the context of our relationship with other animals, do anything similar to factory farming.
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by King-Aaron on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:27AM (#17513004)
Some ants "farm" aphids: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071009212548.h...
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by fifnir on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:02AM (#17513282)
Ants also have wars: https://www.quora.com/Do-ants-ever-go-to-war https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160130-animals-i...
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by n4r9 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @03:54AM (#17512918)
Yep, if they have sufficient intelligence and social organisation:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War

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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by girvo on Thursday July 12, 2018 @07:43AM (#17513615)
Ant wars and ant/termite wars are fascinating to witness.
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