{"id":8383,"date":"2020-09-09T17:59:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T17:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=8383"},"modified":"2020-09-09T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T18:00:22","slug":"come-together-6-animals-that-work-best-as-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/come-together-6-animals-that-work-best-as-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Together: 6 Animals That Work Best As A Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes when you stick together you can get a lot more done than if you go it solo.<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s explore the six animals that get the job done by leaning on one another!<\/p>\n

A Murder of Crows<\/h3>\n
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A murder of crows. \u00a9 Zoe Xuanzi | CWF Photo Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t mess with crows<\/a>. This is a lesson that many predators like hawks, , owls and raccoons learn the hard way. When predators lurk around crow nests, crows will work together to drive them away. They\u2019ll swoop and nip, and can injure the predator in the process. This process is known as mobbing, and outraged crows can be more than a dozen strong in number! Yikes.<\/p>\n

A Pod of Killer Whales
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Killer Whales are some of the smartest hunters in the world. They hunt as a team; a team that can consist of up to 40 members! They\u2019re able to locate prey using echolocation \u2013 a series of clicking sounds that bounce off of things in the water (including things they want to eat!). Killer Whales<\/a> have quite the variety of animals they like to eat from fish to sea turtles, squid to sea birds, sea otters to sea lions. Their ultimate strategy? Get the prey alone or into small groups. Tire it out and then feast together. Bon appetit<\/em>!<\/p>\n

A Swarm of Bees<\/h3>\n
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A swarm of bees. \u00a9 Larry Kowalchuk | CWF Photo Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s a reason people call you a \u2018busy bee\u2019 when you\u2019re getting a ton done. Bees are known to be hard working critters. But some bees are only truly effective when they work together. They lean on each other for so much. Bees will head out of the hive to seek out nectar rich flowers. When they zone in on a particularly appealing patch, they\u2019ll fly back to the hive to tell the others!<\/p>\n

A Family of Otters<\/h3>\n

\"seaSea Otters know how to stick together \u2013 literally. These marine mammals rarely come to land. They\u2019ll only emerge from the ocean to escape predators, if needed. Otherwise they are happy to spend their lives in the sea. But how do they sleep? Sea Otters<\/a> will seek out reef and kelp forests to relax since these waters are not only calmer, but filled with prey too. They form groups, called rafts, by holding hands (yes, it\u2019s as cute as it sounds). This helps them to stick together. While male and female Sea Otters tend to create their own rafts, these rafts can become enormous with over 200 individuals!<\/p>\n

A Scurry of Squirrels<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Linda McBride | CWF Photo Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While squirrels might chase each other for hours to establish dominance, they still look out for one another. When a predator arrives on the scene, squirrels will call out to each other to let it be known there\u2019s danger close by. They also swish their tails around as a warning \u2013 in the city, where it\u2019s quite noisy, they rely primarily on tail flicking to keep each other aware of the threats in the area.<\/p>\n

A Pack of Wolves<\/h3>\n

\"wolfWolves are incredibly social animals. They live in packs where group members help with hunting, caring for young and defending territories. They need each other to get by. They\u2019ll hunt animals like deer, moose, caribou, muskox and bison. That said, a wolf pack will have to go on approximately 10 chases to take down a single large mammal. Teamwork is still hard work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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