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The highly social animal usually travels in pods of a few individuals to 20 or more, NOAA said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The elephants are highly social animals and live in multigenerational family groups in the wild.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Dogs are social animals, so a life spent in isolation isn't fulfilling and won't meet their behavioral needs.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
According to Dr Towers and collaborators, this altruistic behavior makes sense because orcas are intelligent and highly social animals that use food sharing as a way to build relationships with kin as well as unrelated individuals.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The elephants are highly social animals and live in multigenerational family groups in the wild.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Dogs are social animals, so a life spent in isolation isn't fulfilling and won't meet their behavioral needs.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
According to Dr Towers and collaborators, this altruistic behavior makes sense because orcas are intelligent and highly social animals that use food sharing as a way to build relationships with kin as well as unrelated individuals.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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