Re: carnivores and packs

[tonyf@ucmp1.Berkeley.EDU (Tony Fiorillo)]

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Perhaps it would be instructive to look at carnivorous birds for
analogs in the pack vs solitary hunter discussion. Heck, they're
dinos anyway. I'm not well-informed on their hunting habits but
have the impression they tend to act alone rather than in groups.
Does flying make this inevitable? Heck if I know. Hopefully,
someone out there knows a significant amount and can fill us in.

Ralph Chapman
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        I seem to remember listening to a talk about cooperative hunting
behavior in one type of North American hawk (it might have been Harris'
hawk).  The speaker seemed to imply that this behavior wasn't restricted
to this one type of hawk.

Cheers,
Tony
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Tony Fiorillo                                Museum Scientist
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University of California
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