You have been studying the relationship between jackals and tigers in India. Until recently, the only relationship you have observed is that jackals will attach themselves to a particular tiger and follow it at a safe distance in order to feed on the big cat's kills. However, recently you observed a jackal alerting a tiger to a kill with a loud cry. If you continue to observe this alerting behavior, you might change the categorization of the jackal/tiger relationship from ___________ to __________________.

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The relationship would change from commensalism, where the jackal benefits without affecting the tiger, to mutualism, where both species benefit, as the jackal helps the tiger find food.

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