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Judi Lynn

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2. Octopuses and fish recorded hunting together as a team to catch more prey
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 09:32 AM
Oct 2024

The new study reveals that when hunting prey together, some octopus and fish species appear to share leadership

Nina Massey
Wednesday 25 September 2024 07:01 BST



Octopus seen hunting with fish and punching them if they don’t cooperate (EPA)

Octopuses are usually considered to be solitary creatures, but new research suggests they might sometimes socialise with fish in order to share the responsibility of hunting.

The findings broaden our understanding of the shared social life of octopuses and fish, scientists say.

In the past, the animals have been seen to hunt together for shared prey such as molluscs and crustaceans.

The new study sheds more light on this, revealing that when hunting prey together, some octopus and fish species appear to share leadership.

These findings expand our current understanding of what leadership is and what sociality is

Study authors

However, it is not always a harmonious group hunt, with the scientists observing aggression among group members, including fish displacing others by darting towards them, and octopuses punching some fish to the outer areas of the group.

More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/octopuses-punching-fish-hunting-together-b2618528.html

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