2007-02-18 10:25:25 · 3 answers · asked by amber 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Could be a primitive reaction to fear. If you corner an animal it reacts with fight or flight, but it first becomes fearful because it's well being is being threatened. The fear becomes an attack or a run. When we're startled quickly, in an instant we feel fear and the fear becomes a scream, a verbal attack to fight or attack the threat. It's all a reflex that requires no thought.
2007-02-18 13:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Screaming is simply a warning that has been wired into our primitive behavior. Every time you scream you are alerting other of a threat. Screaming also just happens to be one of the loudest noises you can make. Every time you yell or whatever you are literally sending out an alarm to anyone near that you need their help. Rabbits make a similar noise. Certain bird calls will actually use that sound to draw surrounding wildlife. Though I have not seen it work personally, others have told me it is very effective.
2007-02-18 13:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That'd be to alert others to your danger. Screaming is, of course, loud, so lots of people can hear it, and it's easy to do.
Reasons behind things like screaming often can become clear if you imagine somebody doing them: in the case of screaming, if somebody in your house screamed, wouldn't you feel like running to help?
2007-02-18 11:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Steven F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋