give me a break, predators such as a lion only succeed 40% of the time to catch a prey
Not an argument.
If they DIDN'T profit (calories), they would starve. basic math.
Try eating 1000 calories and expending 1500.
Basic math.
Zero sum is irrelevant, it's about transfer of energy - and profit - because of the action.
Honey bees just do that to spend the winter... in the spring they are back to square 1... no animal can plan more than 1 season ahead
Changing your own goal posts, to argue for the validity of the concept of animals not understanding time is not an argument.
The basis of your point was that animals have no concept of time.
Switching it to ' one season' is disingenuous.