Sentences with phrase «social mammals such»

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Much like social insects, such as honey bees and wasps and social animals like birds and mammals who use alarm calls, when under predation, they are capable of generating a coordinated attack».

Such behavior is atypical for social mammals, in which it is common for an alpha female to sabotage the reproductive efforts of others.

We know other mammals use chemical signals to communicate things such as identity, sex, social status and reproductive state.

But a few mammals such as bats, whales and elephants use complex and varied vocalizations that share some characteristics with human speech such as the ability to learn vocalizations from other members of their social group.