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Young animals are often the weakest members, and plenty of adults will stay close to protect them from predators (I am thinking of Wolves where an adult bison i
by collyw 6y ago
Young animals are often the weakest members, and plenty of adults will stay close to protect them from predators (I am thinking of Wolves where an adult bison is too large to take on, but a child is what they target). That seems like part of a winning strategy to me. There are tons of strategies employed in nature, I don't think its correct to say one is winning and one is not.
- cgriswald 6y agoThe young generally aren’t considered unfit. In the cases where they actually unfit (say a lame leg) they certainly aren’t kept around as a sacrificial offering to predators as in your example.