Examples of social animal in a Sentence
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The highly social animals pass down hunting strategies from generation to generation, meaning each pod has a unique approach.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
Sharks aren’t known to be particularly social animals, and are more often seen traveling solo than in a group.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Getting in Sync Humans, like other social animals, have a propensity to sync their behaviors.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Belugas are social animals that hunt and travel together in pods.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Researchers think this new behavior is a fad, like many others by the highly intelligent and social animals.
—Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
Orcas are clever, social animals that can learn new behaviors from each other.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Other social animals also use similar cues to recognize one another.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2023
Because bats are social animals that tend to roost together and form colonies, rabies spreads easily among them.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
Sharks aren’t known to be particularly social animals, and are more often seen traveling solo than in a group.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Getting in Sync Humans, like other social animals, have a propensity to sync their behaviors.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Belugas are social animals that hunt and travel together in pods.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Researchers think this new behavior is a fad, like many others by the highly intelligent and social animals.
—Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
Orcas are clever, social animals that can learn new behaviors from each other.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Other social animals also use similar cues to recognize one another.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2023
Because bats are social animals that tend to roost together and form colonies, rabies spreads easily among them.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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