2006-09-03 16:51:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
why would this behavior be a better survival skill than running away from a predator?
2006-09-03 17:24:27 · update #1
Any fight that is not immediately life-threatening. Animals do not like to fight unless absolutely necessary.
2006-09-03 16:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a smaller animal has the high ground over a much larger animal it may try to appear more threatening and bluff its way out of a fight, trying to get the larger animal to retreat. Wolverines are good at scaring much larger animals away from their food.
2006-09-03 17:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many animals and insects already do this, not all fights are fights to the death either, sometimes just avoiding injury is sufficient reasons to bluff. Serious injury can mean certain death for most animals in the wild.
2006-09-09 05:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every animal reacts different to a situation when they are put to the test, so it will be very difficult to predict the specific situation that requires an animal to bluff or to just run.
2006-09-10 06:46:36 · answer #4 · answered by Kamran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, when their adversary is much bigger or more intimidating and generally, most of the time.
That is way so many animals will puff out their chests, emit loud noises, stand up and so on - knowing full well that it is better to have the other animal involved scoot off in the other direction than to risk injury or death to himself.
2006-09-03 17:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all situations where possible, animals do not like to run away from predators as That would use energy, and in the wild its difficult to get energy, animals just cant go to a resturant to eat, they have to find and catch their food, so any enrgy stored is very precious and is not used until really necessory.
2006-09-10 23:55:16 · answer #6 · answered by Librarian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When any pack or group based animal is challenged or disciplined by the dominant or alpha (wolves ) individual,it is common for the intended victim to feign injury or be submissive to escape the situation and escape some real punishment.
2006-09-10 01:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by allan_919 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a tonne of animals accessible that try this to get out of being eaten. Pufferfish- to illustrate, swallow a heap of water to puff themselves up- making them too super and spikey for many predators to swallow. Frogs and toads will regularly puff themselves as much as ward off being eaten- some (I even have heard) even to the factor the place they explode. Many animals can advance their hair to make themselves look extra effective and extra menacing- examine out cats and canines- cats will blow his very own trumpet- and canines will advance their hackles. Blue tongued lizards poke their tongues out to scare away predators. The checklist is going on and on and on. of course its a solid way of escaping a predator. regardless of if its extra helpful or no longer is questionable- i assume for individual animals, they have progressed so as that they might try this extremely than run away, or because of the fact that's extra handy because of the fact they wont might desire to pass far off from their section and feeding grounds.
2016-11-06 09:18:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they run thet risk getting caught and killed or eaten, but if they bluff they might be able to scare the other one away.
2006-09-10 23:25:08 · answer #9 · answered by kimmy pletz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in situations where they r on weaker side n also not capable to beat in running.Also when they r fighting with their own species they tend to bluff themself trying to appear bigger then their competitor
2006-09-11 12:16:41 · answer #10 · answered by amardeep b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋