The natural world around us is so incredibly diverse. However, one factor that all creatures share, it appears, is the need for aggression. Whether it be contesting territory, finding a mate, or stealing food supplies, most organisms will at one point need to exhibit aggressive behaviour to benefit their own survival. 

In this episode of OxPods, biology PhD student Hannah Ogden talking to OxPod’s senior member Prof Jonathon Green, an animal diversity lecturer, and researcher at the University of Oxford who studies evolution and the diversity of social behaviours across the animal kingdom.