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Because elk are social animals, forming large herds and seasonal harems, the bull must have had a sense of its solitude.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Capybaras are also highly social animals that live in groups, which makes the growing family dynamic at Cape May’s habitat a natural fit for the species.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
For example, humans are, by design, social animals.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The findings, described in the journal Nature Communications, add to a growing understanding of the complex ways these highly social animals try to keep deadly epidemics in check.
—Arundathi Nair, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Capybaras are also highly social animals that live in groups, which makes the growing family dynamic at Cape May’s habitat a natural fit for the species.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
For example, humans are, by design, social animals.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The findings, described in the journal Nature Communications, add to a growing understanding of the complex ways these highly social animals try to keep deadly epidemics in check.
—Arundathi Nair, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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