When an animal engages in agonistic behavior, it often puffs up to appear larger and more menacing to other animals. What is the adaptive value of this behavior?

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Karol Borkowski · Answer 1 · 2020-12-25T12:03:19+0000

Answer: it is to make the other animal fear them or feel intimidated that they may may feel incapable of attacking or defeating them .

Creating this outside fear may scare the other animal that immediately they run before they attack .

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