Lying through an animal lens

Terry Semple ( tsemple@hookup.net )
Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:20:35 -0500 (EST)

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I am not sure about dogs "lying" about pain ... but birds _will_
feign an injury o attract a predator away from their nest. This
behaviour increases the probability that the yyoung will reach
their age of reproduction.

Is this "lying"?

Terry Semple

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