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- dominant guy rushes in
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- intimidated guy backs up with ears back
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- intimidated guy lifts paw as a peace gesture
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- intimidated coyote gets the message
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- intimidated coyote runs off
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- intimidated coyote runs off
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- intimidated coyote runs off
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- intimidated coyote, when crowded, snaps
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- both coyotes together and mutually occupied
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- dominant coyote again lords it over his sibling
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- intimidated coyote w/ears back diverts his gaze
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- both coyotes, together, mutually occupied
The more dominant of these two coyotes ran up to the other to intimidate him to bug off. It appears to be a compulsive behavior. He has always been successful in his bullying toward this fellow, but notice that, although the intimidated fellow runs off, he does not depart far or for long. Is he building a tolerance for the other’s behavior, treating it as just a minor inconvenience by letting it happen and then sidestepping it? He’s not quite standing his ground and being his own man but neither is he avoiding this dominating fellow — he has no fear of consistently, although carefully, approaching the dominant fellow when his curiosity is raised.
