feeding frenzy

Carp (Cyprinus carpio) competing for food at the pond of the Royal Palace Agdal of Marrakech in Morocco

Feeding Frenzy is also the name of a musical album by the band Darediablo, as well as an arcade game by PopCap Games.

Feeding frenzy is an ecological term used to describe a situation where oversaturation 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.

"Feeding frenzy" is also a metaphor often used in a non-biological sense to describe excited involvement by a group over some focal point of attention. An example would be intense and sometimes excessive media coverage of a story of great interest to the public, like the O. J. Simpson trial. The media definition was popularized by Larry Sabato, through his book, Feeding Frenzy. Another example would be shoppers frantically looking for bargains during a sale.

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