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Animal Self-Destruction: Instincts Gone Awry
Discusses different forms of animal self-destruction, dividing them into accidental and intentional behaviors. Accidental examples include snakes eating their own tails out of confusion, army ants forming deadly circles by following endless pheromone trails, and sheep walking in loops due to collective disorientation. It also clarifies myths such as the idea of lemmings committing mass suicide, instead explaining that their deaths often result from natural migration hazards, and explores whale strandings as a complex and poorly understood phenomenon. Intentional self-sacrifice is illustrated through species like exploding ants, suicidal termites, and honeybees, which die after stinging to protect their colonies.
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You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
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By Wild WondersDiscusses different forms of animal self-destruction, dividing them into accidental and intentional behaviors. Accidental examples include snakes eating their own tails out of confusion, army ants forming deadly circles by following endless pheromone trails, and sheep walking in loops due to collective disorientation. It also clarifies myths such as the idea of lemmings committing mass suicide, instead explaining that their deaths often result from natural migration hazards, and explores whale strandings as a complex and poorly understood phenomenon. Intentional self-sacrifice is illustrated through species like exploding ants, suicidal termites, and honeybees, which die after stinging to protect their colonies.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/