“Thomson’s gazelles not only show their rump to predators. They also stot. Far from being useless, these high jumps also act as a predator-deterrent signal. **The gazelles are telling predators that they are so fit that they would be sure to outrun them, so why bother?** Stotting is a reliable signal because only a fit gazelle can stot enough, and high enough, to dissuade predators.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[signalling]], [[incentives]], [[skepticism]], [[trust]], [[social-proof]], [[groupthink]], [[mimetic-theory]], **Source** -- [[260102102051 - B - Not Born Yesterday]]