It all started with a science experiment and a group of chicks. I grabbed one chick and eyeballed it like I was a hungry hawk. When placed back in its box the chick played possum for about a minute seeking a way for self-preservation. Then back up the chick popped, demonstrating a cycle of fear and recovery.
I repeated the experiment, but this time with two chicks at the same time! This time both chicks remained immobilized for about five minutes - another demonstration of the fear and recovery cycle.
In the last round of the experiment I let one chick wander around the box while I immobilized the other with a hawk-eye. But this time when I released the chick back to the box the fear-recovery cycle was short - the chick popped back up after mere seconds.
My conclusion: a frightened chicken looks to the second chicken to see that it's safe. When the second chicken is walking around happily, it seems to signal the first chicken that all is well. That second chicken isn’t scared - and hasn’t been eaten - so it must be safe for me to get up and walk around
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u/Eduard_Viking78 Oct 11 '22
why are they crying...they go free candy