Advantages of Group Living in Collective Behavior

The study of collective behavior raises the question of the advantages of group living, despite the existence of solo predators like wild cats. Group living offers benefits such as reducing predation risk by diluting the chance of individuals being targeted and creating visual confusion for predators. These advantages are driven by individual fitness and selfish gene-related motivations. Additionally, the presence of a collective system, regardless of individual benefits, is linked to the free energy principle.