We’ve all this scene before on television. A frenzied attack of voracious sharks feasting on a school of migrating fish. Vicious. Fast. Effective. Not pretty. But did you know in ecology, there really is such as thing as a feeding frenzy? Technically, it occurs when an animal (usually a predator) is overwhelmed by the amount of food (prey) available. Now, watch your dog this evening as he inhales his dinner. You just fed him a few hours earlier so your dog can’t be starving. So, what gives? Genetically, animals instinctively know that in the wild they must eat and