QUESTION TEXT: When frightened by hunters in a truck,…
QUESTION TYPE: Paradox
PARADOX: Healthy gazelles will “stot” when they detect a predator. This is a leap into the air as they run. However, it draws attention and consumes energy.
ANALYSIS: So we’ve been told what’s bad about stotting. But we know they do it, so there must be a reason for it. There needs to be a benefit to stotting, and the correct answer will explain that benefit.
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- This doesn’t really resolve the paradox. It basically is just saying “there is a paradox and it doesn’t have to make sense”.
- This doesn’t really explain a benefit of stotting, it only gives us more information about when an animal may stot.
- CORRECT. This tells us why stotting exists – it shows predators that the gazelle is not worth pursuing. It doesn’t matter that it draws attention and consumes energy because the predator will be busy looking for a different, weaker prey.
- This doesn’t explain the paradox. In fact, it deepens the paradox. If healthy gazelles often notice the predator first, why draw attention to themselves?
- This explains how lions might catch gazelles, but not why stotting is common in healthy gazelles.
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