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Birds, with many being social creatures traveling in flocks will try their best to pretend not to be sick for this reason. They know the flock will leave them b
by yareally 6y ago
Birds, with many being social creatures traveling in flocks will try their best to pretend not to be sick for this reason. They know the flock will leave them behind if they show signs of illness.
Annoyingly, this translates into one's pet parrot doing its best to pretend it's not sick and makes it hard to tell when you should take it to the vet.
- szhu 6y agoI have a friend with pet rabbits -- apparently this is common in most prey animals. Individuals won't indicate that they are sick unless there's a statistical advantage to doing so. Non-social animals don't get help from their peers, and traveling birds can't help their weak peers fly even if they tried.
- macspoofing 6y agoOn the other side, certain animal species (some birds, and mammals) will feign an injury to lead a predator away from their young.