Question

a group of sheep run in random directions to confuse a single predator. this is an example of which social behavior? migrating herding schooling cooperative hunting

Explanation:

• Migrating: Refers to seasonal movement of animals over long distances (e.g., birds migrating for winter). This situation is not about long - distance seasonal movement.
• Herding: Sheep are a herding species. When a group of sheep scatters in random directions to confuse a predator, it is a form of herding behavior where the group (herd) uses its collective presence (even in a scattered - like way in this case) to gain an advantage (confusing the predator) over a single predator.
• Schooling: Typically used for fish behavior where they move in a coordinated, often polarized (all in the same direction) group. Sheep do not school.
• Cooperative hunting: Is when animals work together to catch prey. Here, the sheep are the prey, not the hunters.

Answer:

herding