:16:00
confusion the female
may try to escape
:16:14
one male will be close to
the female for a while
:16:17
the other will be off
foraging catching fish
:16:18
and then they'll switch.
:16:20
And the one that was
off chasing fish
:16:23
will come back and
stay close to the female
:16:25
now here pointer is rushing
back towards her now
:16:30
as pointer resumes
guard duty
:16:39
he warns the female
with a popping sound
:16:44
it means: "stay close"
:16:48
for other male
alliances are prowling
:16:50
the bay in search of
females to capture
:16:52
and they'll kidnap
them from rivals
:16:55
but not without help
:16:59
connor found that
different alliances
:17:01
will join forces
to kidnap females
:17:04
or to defend against attacks
:17:14
some of these groups
have joined together
:17:16
to form a nearly
invincible super-alliance
:17:21
it consists of
fourteen males
:17:23
and their captive females
:17:25
unique in the animal kingdom
:17:27
connor calls them the
"wow crowd"
:17:32
we suspect from
what we can see
:17:34
the "wow crowd" seems
to dominate
:17:37
interactions in this area
:17:39
probably by being
in such a large group
:17:42
they are able to
defeat other alliances
:17:44
but we suspect that the way
they're always changing partners
:17:47
is required to maintain
friendly bonds within the group
:17:50
they have to
take turns cooperating
:17:53
with each other
to sort of keep things
:17:55
on a friendly basis
between all the alliances