Index: binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Attack.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Attack.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/Attack.js
@@ -560,6 +560,11 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// when a unit gets attacked by aggressive animals, ping (idle) units nearby to help out
+	const cmpUnitAI = Engine.QueryInterface(this.entity, IID_UnitAI);
+	if (cmpUnitAI.IsDangerousAnimal())
+		cmpUnitAI.PingForHelp(this.target);
+
 	// ToDo: Enable entities to keep facing a target.
 	Engine.QueryInterface(this.entity, IID_UnitAI)?.FaceTowardsTarget(this.target);
 
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/UnitAI.js
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--- binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/UnitAI.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/components/UnitAI.js
@@ -6426,7 +6426,7 @@
 			return true;
 
 		let cmpUnitAI = Engine.QueryInterface(e, IID_UnitAI);
-		return cmpUnitAI && (!cmpUnitAI.IsAnimal() || cmpUnitAI.IsDangerousAnimal());
+		return cmpUnitAI && !cmpUnitAI.IsAnimal();
 	};
 
 	let entsByPreferences = {};
@@ -6460,6 +6460,33 @@
 };
 
 /**
+ * Ping nearby owned idle units to help if a unit gets attacked by aggressive animals.
+ * @param {number} ent - The unit that gets attacked.
+ * @param {number} attacker - The attacker unit.
+ * @param {number} radius - The range of the radius to ping units.
+ */
+ UnitAI.prototype.PingForHelp = function(ent, attacker = this.entity, radius = 60)
+ {
+	 const cmpOwnership = Engine.QueryInterface(ent, IID_Ownership);
+	 if (!cmpOwnership)
+		 return;
+
+	 const owner = cmpOwnership.GetOwner();
+	 if (owner == INVALID_PLAYER)
+		 return;
+
+	 const cmpRangeManager = Engine.QueryInterface(SYSTEM_ENTITY, IID_RangeManager);
+	 const nearby = cmpRangeManager.ExecuteQuery(ent, 0, radius, [owner], IID_UnitAI, true);
+
+	 for (let i = 0; i < nearby.length; ++i)
+	 {
+		 const cmpUnitAI = Engine.QueryInterface(nearby[i], IID_UnitAI);
+		 if (cmpUnitAI.isIdle)
+		 	this["Attack"].apply(cmpUnitAI, [attacker]);
+	 }
+ };
+
+/**
  * Call UnitAI.funcname(args) on all formation members.
  * @param resetFinishedEntities - If true, call ResetFinishedEntities first.
  *     If the controller wants to wait on its members to finish their order,