social animal
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Like humans, Hvaldi is a large-brained, highly social animal.
From Scientific American • Jun. 6, 2023
Considering all this, can a brilliant, social animal possibly lead a rich, full life in captivity — especially if she is largely separated from others of her kind?
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022
We’ve been a social animal whose survival has depended upon human co-operation for hundreds of thousands of years.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2019
"Breeding is a natural, fundamental and important part of an animal's life and depriving a social animal of the right to reproduce is inhumane", said SeaWorld San Diego Park President John Reilly.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2015
According to this theory Homo sapiens is primarily a social animal.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
