Forming Groups

In class it was mentioned that, for many animals, it is a survival instinct to form a group. Many times this is most obvious case of this is when a predator is attacking. In the case of elephants, the group forms a wall between the attacker and the prey. You can observe the same behavior in humans. Being, obviously social animals, we automatically form groups. Although there is not as many attackers that would wish to truly kill us for food like a lion, a group still helps to protect against bullying and other harassment from those outside the group. Likewise, when people find themselves without any form of group, they are more likely to be targeted and are often pushed to their breaking point much sooner.