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] (''Cyprinus carpio'') competing for food at the pond of the Royal Palace Agdal of ] in Morocco]] | ] (''Cyprinus carpio'') competing for food at the pond of the Royal Palace Agdal of ] in Morocco]] | ||
] (''Larus argentatus'') and ]s (''Larus marinus'') in Vestfjord, Norway eating fish remnants after fishers cleaned their catch.]] | ] (''Larus argentatus'') and ]s (''Larus marinus'') in Vestfjord, Norway eating fish remnants after fishers cleaned their catch.]] | ||
In ], a '''feeding frenzy''' occurs when ]s are overwhelmed by the amount of ] available. The term is also used as an idiom in the English language. | In ], a '''feeding frenzy''' occurs when ]s are overwhelmed by the amount of ] available. The term is also used as an ] in the English language. | ||
==Examples in nature== | ==Examples in nature== | ||
For example, a large school of fish can cause nearby ]s, such as the ], to enter into a feeding frenzy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bright|first=Michael|title=The private life of sharks : the truth behind the myth|year=2000|publisher=Stackpole Books|location=Mechanicsburg, PA|isbn=0-8117-2875-7}}</ref> This can cause the sharks to go wild, biting anything that moves, including each other or anything else within biting range. Another functional explanation for feeding frenzy is competition amongst predators.<ref>Staddon. Adaptive Behavior and Learning. Foraging and Behavioral Ecology. Retrieved from: http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Chapter09.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035802/http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Chapter09.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> This term is most often used when referring to sharks or ]s. It has also been ] within ].<ref></ref> | For example, a large school of fish can cause nearby ]s, such as the ], to enter into a feeding frenzy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bright|first=Michael|title=The private life of sharks : the truth behind the myth|year=2000|publisher=Stackpole Books|location=Mechanicsburg, PA|isbn=0-8117-2875-7}}</ref> This can cause the sharks to go wild, biting anything that moves, including each other or anything else within biting range. Another functional explanation for feeding frenzy is competition amongst predators.<ref>Staddon. Adaptive Behavior and Learning. Foraging and Behavioral Ecology. Retrieved from: http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Chapter09.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035802/http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Chapter09.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> This term is most often used when referring to sharks or ]s. It has also been ] within ].<ref></ref> | ||
<ref name="Anderson">{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=David A. |title=Economics |date=2007 |publisher=Worth Publishers |location=New York, New Yok |page=93 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Economics_by_Example/Gd1xkMjjmfkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=feeding+frenzy+economics&pg=PA93&printsec=frontcover |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref> |
<ref name="Anderson">{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=David A. |title=Economics |date=2007 |publisher=Worth Publishers |location=New York, New Yok |page=93 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Economics_by_Example/Gd1xkMjjmfkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=feeding+frenzy+economics&pg=PA93&printsec=frontcover |access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
==English language uses== | |||
The term is sometimes used to describe a ] of something. For instance, a 2016 Bloomburg News article is entitled: "March Madness Is a Fantasy Sports Feeding Frenzy."<ref name="Bllom">{{cite news |last1=Brustein |first1=Joshua |last2=Broudway |first2=Ira |title=March Madness is a Sports Feeding Frenzy |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=sports+feeding+frenzy&ei=Av6BYZj_EpKzkwW3xZHAAg&oq=sports+feeding+frenzy&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6DQguEMgDELADEEMQkwI6EAguEMcBENEDEMgDELADEEM6EAguEMgDELADEEMQmQMQqAM6CgguEMgDELADEEM6EAguELEDEA0QmQMQqAMQkwI6BAgAEA06BwgAEA0QiwM6DQguEA0QiwMQqAMQmQM6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5KBQg4EgExSgQIQRgAUNcpWLUzYKs4aAJwAngAgAFciAG7BJIBATeYAQCgAQHIAQ-4AQLAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwiYiPuwnPvzAhWS2aQKHbdiBCgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5 |access-date=3 November 2021 |publisher=Bloomburg News |date=10 March 2016}}</ref> | The term is sometimes used to describe a ] of something. For instance, a 2016 Bloomburg News article is entitled: "March Madness Is a Fantasy Sports Feeding Frenzy."<ref name="Bllom">{{cite news |last1=Brustein |first1=Joshua |last2=Broudway |first2=Ira |title=March Madness is a Sports Feeding Frenzy |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=sports+feeding+frenzy&ei=Av6BYZj_EpKzkwW3xZHAAg&oq=sports+feeding+frenzy&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6DQguEMgDELADEEMQkwI6EAguEMcBENEDEMgDELADEEM6EAguEMgDELADEEMQmQMQqAM6CgguEMgDELADEEM6EAguELEDEA0QmQMQqAMQkwI6BAgAEA06BwgAEA0QiwM6DQguEA0QiwMQqAMQmQM6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5KBQg4EgExSgQIQRgAUNcpWLUzYKs4aAJwAngAgAFciAG7BJIBATeYAQCgAQHIAQ-4AQLAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwiYiPuwnPvzAhWS2aQKHbdiBCgQ4dUDCA8&uact=5 |access-date=3 November 2021 |publisher=Bloomburg News |date=10 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
In economics the term can be used to describe the economics of the music industry, as large music companies acquired smaller music companies. | In economics the term can be used to describe the economics of the music industry, as large music companies acquired smaller music companies. |
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This article is about predatory animals. For other uses, see Feeding frenzy (disambiguation).In ecology, a feeding frenzy occurs when predators are overwhelmed by the amount of prey available. The term is also used as an idiom in the English language.
Examples in nature
For example, a large school of fish can cause nearby sharks, such as the lemon shark, to enter into a feeding frenzy. This can cause the sharks to go wild, biting anything that moves, including each other or anything else within biting range. Another functional explanation for feeding frenzy is competition amongst predators. This term is most often used when referring to sharks or piranhas. It has also been used as a term within journalism.
English language uses
The term is sometimes used to describe a plethora of something. For instance, a 2016 Bloomburg News article is entitled: "March Madness Is a Fantasy Sports Feeding Frenzy." In economics the term can be used to describe the economics of the music industry, as large music companies acquired smaller music companies.
See also
References
- Bright, Michael (2000). The private life of sharks : the truth behind the myth. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2875-7.
- Staddon. Adaptive Behavior and Learning. Foraging and Behavioral Ecology. Retrieved from: http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Chapter09.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Feeding frenzy:how attack journalism has transformed American politics, Sabato, Larry., Macmillan., 1991
- Anderson, David A. (2007). Economics. New York, New Yok: Worth Publishers. p. 93. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Brustein, Joshua; Broudway, Ira (10 March 2016). "March Madness is a Sports Feeding Frenzy". Bloomburg News. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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