was thinking it’s weird how in humans sometimes ppl horrifically murder people. Do, for example, ants, have sometimes an ant that horrifically murders other ants?

  • @Adulated_Aspersion
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    25 hours ago

    Domestic tomcats frequently kill every kitten they sire. The theory that I hold is that the tomcats murder kittens to both prevent competition and to prepare the queen (the female cat - and yes, they are referred to as queens) for mating sooner.

    • I Cast Fist
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      25 hours ago

      Something similar happens to lions, afaik, males that kill another male will proceed to kill the infants