▲ 36 ▼ Are there any animals that pretend to be injured to lure prey? (feddit.org) submitted 5 days ago by ki4jgt@feddit.org to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm assuming, because survival is a fear-based modality, that prey tend to lean towards flight rather than offensive moves. But are there prey who go searching for predators, who in response, feign injury to lure them in -- aside from humans?
[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 child) The cat I had when I was a kid would pretend to be afraid and confused by birds then SWIPE out comes the paw, down goes the bird. I don't keep outside cats anymore but it was always so impressive to see her hunt, she did fake cringe away to get them close. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago In Asia I watched cats hunt snakes. No idea they did that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago In Asia I watched cats hunt snakes. No idea they did that. permalink fedilink source parent