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News Release 07-151
Forming Groups Stabilizes Populations of Predators and Prey
May have prevented prehistoric human hunters from being too successful
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Scientists have found that being social and forming groups is a protection against prey extinction.
Credit: Craig Packer, University of Minnesota
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