2006-07-19 16:03:47 · 20 answers · asked by professional student 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Bees, wasps, and mushrooms participate in wars. This is a difficult question because we need to define "organized warfare" if we define it as, a group of organisms acting together against another group of organisms, motivated by economic factors, to repel or eliminate an invasion or to expand to more economically viable territory. Then all creatures participate in organized warfare. If you mean with guns and tanks... the answer is nope, we're special.
2006-07-19 16:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes I was going to say ants too, so we're right down there with the ants-
but the only thing close besides that is organized stalking, by any social animal (ie, prides of lions will hunt wildebeest)
The male lions do usually operate in small groups to overtake a pride ruled by other males, so that could definitely be considered organized warfare, since it's from the outside in...
2006-07-19 23:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by Yentl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals are much more humane, intelligent and moral than human beings. I don't believe they have the capacity to hate. While some ants might seem to engage in organized warfare, I think it's more like our football games.
2006-07-20 00:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Arizona and quite often I witness common birds working together against a hawk. I see this happen at least three or four times each year. Surprisingly, I recently saw a pair of humming birds together with some of the other species fight off a really beautiful hawk.
and also, I've seen a documentary that showed a pair of Sea Anemones fight it out with their tentacles.
2006-07-20 00:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by BIGDAWG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ants. They will kill any ant that is not from their hill. They guard their queen and babies. Everyone has a job and no slackers. They march in a straight line and they follow the leader. They take aphids as prisoners and use them like we use cows.
Any animals that work in a pack. They have tactics and know what they will do. They know who they are after. They act as a team.
2006-07-19 23:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by kellyj19652000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the current issure of "Seed" magazine, June/July 06, it has a fantastic article about the emerging animal violence, within the animal community. It also hypothesizes possible reasons for the increased violence & disorder. A really great article if you're interested in this subject, as I am.
2006-07-19 23:12:36 · answer #6 · answered by anglo_audiophile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Africanized bees' and I'm not sure because I haven't seen it myself, but people in extremely remote and rural parts of the west have told me accounts of coyotes acting in organized attacks, and taking vengeance when a member of their family group has been attacked. Now this has been relayed to me by people whose families have resided there for 2, 3, 4 generations, not someone camping on a vacation.
2006-07-19 23:48:53 · answer #7 · answered by magpie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chimpanzees have been observed engaging in organized war between groups
2006-07-19 23:06:49 · answer #8 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I would think wolves or other pack animals -- possibly lions (prides). I mention wolves because they are noted for their intelligence. For that matter, I wonder if some of the sea creatures might.
2006-07-19 23:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by m'bones23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dolphins and Porpoises do some things that seem similar to war, Crows will gang up on birds of prey like owls.
2006-07-19 23:11:01 · answer #10 · answered by pechorin1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋