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To: Alamo-Girl
A lot of animals and fish act as a "collective consciousness" in defense, etc.

Yes! And check out ant behavior (for instance)....

256 posted on 08/08/2003 3:48:29 PM PDT by betty boop (We can have either human dignity or unfettered liberty, but not both. -- Dean Clancy)
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To: betty boop
Thank you for your post!

Indeed, ants do show collective conscious behavior and would be much easier to study that the larger animals.

BTW, the behavior of Musk Oxen always gets to me. When under attack, they form a circle with their rears to inside - very much like "circling the wagons."

Emperor penguins circle also, face to inner and then rotate positions so that no penguin has to spend too long on the outside during an blizzard. How curious the behavior!

264 posted on 08/08/2003 7:41:12 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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