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Animal Teamwork

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Animals work together in groups. They help each other get things done.

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Humpback whales travel together. They move in pods. They swim a long way to find food.

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Weaver ants work together. They build nests in trees out of leaves. They live in colonies colony KERSTIN KLAASSEN—GETTY IMAGES a group of people, plants, or animals that live in one place (noun) Bees live in colonies. .

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Unlike the males, female lions hunt together. They search for food as a group. They bring meat back for the others.

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Macaws stay safe together. They fly as a group to a feeding spot. The birds take turns watching out for enemies enemy CAITHANYA KRISHNAN—GETTY IMAGES a person or animal who tries to harm another (noun) Lions are the enemy of antelopes. .