It is pretty easy to find videos of geese standing their ground or even straight up attacking bigger animals, usually cows. Why does it work?
As far as I know, geese don’t have bright colors indicating venom, or big fangs, big talons, super lound cries. Where does this intimidation come from? Why do animals avoid them at all?
Would I, a human, be able to scare the sh*t out of a herd of cows by opening my arms and screaming at them too?
Example: [Geese scaring a few cows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyc580u5elc)
In: Biology
Most animals, especially those that don’t hunt, generally really can not be bothered with conflict. So if you make loud enough noises, act that you are bigger than you are, and act aggressive, they’ll back off. Why? Because… They’d rather be somewhere else doing something else than dealing with you.
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