But, also, what is the totally shut down when overwhelmed behavior doing in the first place? That seems super pointless.
Straightforwardly this seems to be a submission behavior. I’m not sure where it originated but social mammals seem to universally exhibit behaviors to submit to the aggression of conspecifics. Submission is often useful for surviving aggression that might otherwise result in injury or death.
Straightforwardly this seems to be a submission behavior. I’m not sure where it originated but social mammals seem to universally exhibit behaviors to submit to the aggression of conspecifics. Submission is often useful for surviving aggression that might otherwise result in injury or death.