Animal Warfare

Written By Mary Bates

Banded mongooses. Ryanvanhuyssteen, via Wikimedia Commons.

Like humans, mongooses and termites also go to war with their own kind. What clues can these model species provide about the evolution and consequences of inter-group conflict, and the conditions that promote peace?  

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: What Can Humans Learn From Animal Warfare?

Mary Bates
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