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hunter

(38,328 posts)
4. Ritualized fighting.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:53 PM
Oct 2019

Those rabbits could severely injure or even kill one another kicking and biting but then neither rabbit would "win," leaving the territory to a less aggressive rabbit who would have all the babies.

Killing one's rivals is a bad evolutionary strategy, especially when there's a risk of serious injury or death to one's self.

The previous fighting grizzly bear video posted here in the lounge was similar.



https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181267200

Cats do the same:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritualized_aggression



Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)
6. I had 2 cats that didnt like each other. Whe. They would "fight"
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 05:35 PM
Oct 2019

It was obvious they didnt really want to fight. They would wave their paws toward each other eith put making contact

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