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[guillaumeb]

133. I understand your apparent need to defend your assertion, however:

Elephant and Buffalo move their young into the middle of the herd at any sign of danger and in so doing present a show of strength and predators will seldom attack animals when presented with such a show of strength. However Lions, and even Hyenas, have been known to mock charge herds in attempts at stampeding the individuals, and getting at the vulnerable young.

http://www.botswana.co.za/Botswana_Wildlife_Behaviour-travel/protection-of-young.html

No matter what purpose these species have, they share one very important social characteristic – they are herd animals! The herds may take on species-specific names, such as a “flock” for sheep or “clutch” for chicks. No matter what their herd is called, they are still a group of the same animals existing together as a cohesive unit. These groups may not be permanent because there is always transition into or out of the group. Animals die, new animals are born and other may be kicked-out, depending on the social structure, age and sex of the particular species.
One of the most important features of a herd is that individual members benefit from group living for many reasons

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/why_do_animals_do_what_they_do_part_2_a_herd_is_good

I could continue, but scientists are well aware of how herd behavior contributes to species protection.