Handicap principle
... honest"). The classic example is that of stotting in gazelles. This behaviour consists in the ... such an interpretation of the behaviour of stotting. Zahavi's answer is that the signal ...
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Antelope
... stretched out straight. Known as pronking or stotting, this behaviour acts as an alarming display. Some biologists theorize that stotting also gives a message to predators, showing ...
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Deer
... hit the ground at once, also called "stotting") to escape predators. Stotting is so specialized that only 100% genetically ...
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Quotes (Hitchhikers wiki)
... your headstone. [edit] The Salmon of Doubt 'Stotting' is jumping upward with all four legs ... you've seen a large black poodle stotting in the snow. For Children: You will ...
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Oribi
... every few strides; a behaviour known as stotting . Threats & Conservation Oribi populations in many areas ...
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Thomson's Gazelle
... gazelles is their bounding leap, known as stotting or pronking, used to startle predators and ...
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Dorcas Gazelle
... bouncing leaps with the head held high (stotting) to announce that they have seen a ...
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Signaling games
... the predator is deterred from chasing a stotting gazelle because it is obviously very agile ...
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Mule Deer
... Mule Deer move with a bounding leap (stotting) with all four feet coming down together ...
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Animal communication
... example of prey to predator communication is stotting, a highly noticeable form of running shown ...
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