pack hunting
Wolves chasing elk
Pack hunting is cooperative predation where multiple animals work together to locate, pursue, and kill prey.
Wolves, lions, and wild dogs are classic pack hunters, coordinating roles during the chase and sharing the kill.
The strategy allows taking down prey larger than any individual could manage alone.
Figuratively, it describes coordinated group aggression: The journalists engaged in pack hunting, descending on the scandal together.
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- wolvesWild pack canines
- orcasLarge predatory dolphins
- killer whalesLarge predatory dolphins
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
wild dogs · predation · coordination · strength in numbers · pursuit · food chain · natural selection · survival instinct · mobbing · canid · communication · intelligence · carnivore · strategy · pincer movement · group cohesion · synergy · endurance
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- carnivoresmeat-eating, apex predator, wolf, tiger, hypercarnivore
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- Wolveswolf, werewolf, werewolves, lone wolf, howl
- survival traitscamouflage, stamina, endurance, resilience, adaptability
- group behaviorflocking, herding, swarming, schooling, murmuration