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
I’m no animal behavior expert, but no animal wants to get injured. If you have nothing to gain from a fight, probably best to not get in a fight with something that is aggressive. If you can come up with a convincing display or sound, many animals aren’t gonna fuck with you. Note that I said *many*.
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