SCIoI scientists discover: Rapid color change in group-hunting striped marlin

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Science of Intelligence researchers often carry out field research across animal species in order to further identify principles of intelligence from the animal kingdom.

This research project aims to investigate the little-known movement rules and decision-making processes of social predators that manipulate and herd prey groups. The goal is contributing to a deeper understanding of collective intelligence in biological systems.

In this video we show rapid color change in a social predator, the striped marlin, as groups of marlin attack schooling sardines. The results point towards two likely functions - providing a reliable signal for coordinating high-speed conspecific attacks, or as part of a visually deceptive hunting strategy that disrupts prey schooling behavior.

For more details, check out the official press release of SCIoI:

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Science of Intelligence is a Berlin-based, DFG-funded Cluster of Excellence with the central scientific objective to collect and apply all principles of intelligence in order to create intelligent technology in an ethically responsible way.

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So marlins use the exact same strategy that explains the whacky black/white stripe 'anti-camouflage' paint scheme of the P51 Mustang fighter plain in WWII: They was so fast on the attack that they were difficult to identify, and they were being shot down by friendly fire. The result was that is was actually 'safer' to not be rocking camo colours.

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