Domestic Animal Behavior
Animal behaviors can be so much like humans that it is sometimes hard to believe. For example a dog who has just won a fight with another dog will occasionally make amends by rolling over on its back in order to demonstrate that it doesn’t want to totally dominate the other creature. Sometimes when dogs are wrestling, you also see these sorts of animal behaviors. A bigger dog will roll over on his back for a smaller one as a way to keep the little dog playing. That way, the little dog feels like he has accomplished something, and the big dog gets to continue to have a playmate. It is tempting to view this domestic animal behavior as anomalous, but anyone who has spent any time watching nature documentaries knows this is not true.
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