Taking down large prey...

It's common knowledge that we humans often display behavior we would prefer to associate with animals. Having kids teaches you that more of this behavior is based on gut instinct than we would would like to admit. Case in point: the kids have recently demonstrated proficiency at gang tackling family members rivaled only by the deadliest of hiena packs. Their MO is mercilessly consistent:

1. They lay in wait where their pray is likely to be caught unawares, such as the entrance to houses or apartments
2. The attack is initiated by the most aggressive member of the pack or the best positioned (in our house, Emily is the alpha female)
3. Once the attack commences, the others engage with disarming speed and voraciousness
4. Only the strongest of prey survives the onslaught. Most quickly succumb to the an evolutionary adaptation that sacrifices the life of the individual so that the rest of the herd may survive.

As is the typical with many nature shows, I've withheld the gruesome pictures of the primal, frenzied consumption of the unfortunate victim.