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This article is about predatory animals. For other uses, see Feeding frenzy (disambiguation).

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In ecology, a feeding frenzy is a situation where oversaturation^[vague]

of a supply of food leads to rapid feeding by predatory animals. For example, a large school of fish can cause nearby sharks to enter a feeding frenzy. This can cause the sharks to go wild, biting anything that moves, including each other or anything else within biting range. This term is most often used when referring to sharks or piranhas, due to these being some of the most feared predators.[citation needed]

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