On Earth, there are a variety of animals living in both the grasslands and the oceans. Their living habits vary greatly, and depending on the number of groups distributed, we will divide them into solitary animals and social animals.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >1, in nature, are solitary animals really stronger than social animals? </h1>
In fact, this is obviously not the case. In the human impression, animals like bees and ants that work together in teams to accomplish certain things are easier to achieve.
Although our common social animals give the impression of a relatively weak and small animal, this does not correspond to all biological species in nature. The advantage of social animals lies in their ability to unite, which is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored in the survival of any living thing.
Taking the African steppe overlord lion as an example, the lion can be said to be difficult to meet opponents in the grassland, and they are undoubtedly a powerful existence. However, as the world's only hermaphrodite, lions usually live in groups. Even if it is a lion, their strength is very strong. Compared with lions, we choose cheetahs for analysis, cheetahs usually come out alone to feed, although its running speed is also very fast, the strength is relatively strong, but compared to lions, it is still worse. Therefore, solitary animals are not necessarily more ferocious than social animals.
The living habits of animals determine their living conditions, of course, from this aspect, it also affects the predatory characteristics of animals. In general, the phenomenon that herbivores belong to social animals is more common, such as zebras, buffaloes and other animals, which are generally many who only come out to feed together. If they are faster carnivores, they are more likely to live alone.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2, why do ferocious animals live in groups? </h1>
If smaller, under-strength animals need to make up for the power gap through collective action, this phenomenon is easier to understand. But why do they have to live in groups of animals that are obviously very powerful, powerful and fierce? Since your own conditions are already relatively superior, why don't you come out alone to forage for food? In fact, this phenomenon needs to be considered from many aspects.
First, social herbivores, which together sometimes act as a protector. When facing an opponent, if you face it alone, it is difficult to escape. In the case of a large number, the overall strength can be guaranteed. For example, buffalo is often preyed upon by other carnivores, and a buffalo is difficult to resist in the face of a siege by lions. If with the help of multiple buffaloes, it is possible to topple the lion and thus escape smoothly.
Second, buffalo will be the case as prey, but as hunter-gatherer lions, they will naturally consider such problems. If a lion wants to hunt antelopes, it is relatively simple. But if the lion wants to catch a buffalo, I'm afraid it will be a lot of trouble.
Although the lion is more powerful, but the buffalo physique is larger than it, and the horns on the head can be used as a weapon, the strength of the buffalo is more powerful, so it is difficult to catch the buffalo with a lion, only through collective action, in this condition, the lion chooses to live in groups is easier to understand.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >3, is the viability of social animals really weaker than that of solitary animals? </h1>
Obviously, the animal's ability to survive and adapt cannot be judged directly from the aspect of their living habits. Although solitary animals belong to the type of one person who feeds the whole family without hunger, after they catch the prey, a prey may be enough to eat for many days, but it is not easy to find the target, and it is also a big problem when catching.
Because, everything must be on its own. At the same time, in the state of fighting alone, in order to ensure that the opponent can defeat the opponent, you can only choose an opponent who is weaker than yourself. For example, if a cheetah always chooses animals such as hares and antelopes, it will not challenge huge animals such as buffalo and elephants like lions.
Sometimes in terms of survivability, social animals have a certain advantage. Although they are numerous, they need to consume a lot of food every day. However, in the face of prey, the choice of social animals is relatively large, and sometimes when encountering other animals, almost all of them can be used as predators.
In the case of rest, if an animal notices a change in the surrounding situation, it will react quickly to pass on the information found to other partners, which can also ensure that the group defense is immediately in place. Whether it's a runaway or a counterattack, the other partners will have a certain amount of time as a buffer. But this is not the case with solitary animals, who need to rely on themselves for all their actions.
However, in the process of comparing the two, solitary animals are not completely at a disadvantage. If it is a very strong solitary animal, other biological species do not dare to easily provoke it. Solitary animals are also very characteristic in terms of hiding, they will prepare hidden nests in advance, and it is not easy for opponents to find their hiding places. Moreover, in terms of adapting to the environment, solitary animals have long adapted to this living situation because they have been in a separate state for a long time.
Without any help, solitary animals can also successfully complete the capture of prey, which not only exercises their survival skills, but also strengthens their adaptability to the environment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > conclusion: </h1>
There is no way to accurately compare the viability of solitary and social animals, and the living conditions of the two types of animals are not the same in nature. Of course, whether living in groups or alone, there are pros and cons. The most obvious is the two aspects of environmental adaptation and predation. Living alone is risky, but it can last for a period of time after catching prey. Although the group is strong, it must be in a state of catching food every day.