Mob success (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Mob success

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Four spotted hyenas watch a lioness bound away from them into tall grass.

Michigan State University researchers have been studying spotted hyena behavior in Kenya for more than 35 years, which enabled the team to discover how these animals’ social interactions and other factors influence their cooperative mobbing behavior.

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Brittany Gunther

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