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Utilizing evidence from various species of social animals (including humans) ill

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Question

Utilizing evidence from various species of social animals (including humans) illustrate the following features of animal communication: (1) that signal-senders manipulate the behavior of signal-receivers in ways that benefit the former, (2) that signal-senders often communicate deceptively, and (3) that signal-senders at times are characterized by self-deception. Support or dismiss the claim that human societies organized beyond the level of close kinship ties are impossible to maintain without the mechanisms of deception and self-deception.

Explanation / Answer

The parent herring gull stands in front of the chick and taps its brightly coloured bill on the ground. The chick pecks on the bright red spots of the parent bill. Thus, a begging response is elicited from the chick. The parent is in turn stimulated to regurgiate food.

While courting, a male cuttlefish displays a male pattern when facing a female fish and a female pattern on the opposite side to decieve other males.

Humans tend to close their eyes slowly in front of cats in order to develop a tolerant relationship.