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altruism in animals
AL-troo-iz-um in AN-ih-mulz
ˈæltruɪzəm ɪn ˈænɪməlzListen
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altruisminanimals
Dictionary meaning
behavior that benefits other individuals at a cost to the actor; examples include alarm calls in ground squirrels, worker bees dying to defend the hive, and meerkats acting as sentinels; explained by kin selection and reciprocal altruism theories
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