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Stotting

Stotting (also called pronking or pronging) 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…

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Stotting

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples31
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Stotting

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related to Possible explanations · 14
Stotting → African, Again, Amotz Zahavi's, An, Evidence, However, In, Many, Play, Several, Since, There, This, Thomson's
related to Etymology · 7
Stotting → Afrikaans, English, Northern English, Pronking, Scots, Stot, Uses
related to Taxonomic distribution · 6
Stotting → Africa, Columbian, India, It, North America, Thomson's
is a · 1
Stotting → index of condition and of escape capability

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predator prey signal animals would predators animal evidence honest escape behavior also gazelles stot explanations group selection several evolutionary likely

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Stottingis aindex of condition and of escape capability0.90text
sheepinstance ofa species found in India.Stotting occurs in domesticated livestock0.80text
goatsinstance ofa species found in India.Stotting occurs in domesticated livestock0.80text
typically only in young animalsinstance ofa species found in India.Stotting occurs in domesticated livestock0.80text
Stottingrelated to EtymologyStot0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyScots0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyNorthern English0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyUses0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyPronking0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyAfrikaans0.60section
Stottingrelated to EtymologyEnglish0.60section
Stottingrelated to Possible explanationsSince0.60section

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