Stotting
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stotting-288-1203580
title:
Stotting
text:
Stotting is a behavior of quadrupeds, particularly gazelles, in which they spring into the air, lifting all four feet off the ground simultaneously. Usually, the legs are held in a relatively stiff position. Many explanations of stotting have been proposed, though for several of them there is little evidence either for or against. The question of why prey animals stot has been investigated by evolutionary biologists including John Maynard Smith, C. D. Fitzgibbon, and Tim Caro; all of them concl
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encyclopedia
description:
Jumping display of quadrupeds thought to deter predators
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stotting
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-02T19:28:37Z
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