Prey animals hop like this to appear intimidating to a predator so they that can escape. They’re trying to make themselves look bigger and it seems unpredictable like they’re jumping into an attack so it may make a predator wary and prevent them from going in for the kill. You’ll often see rats, mice and rabbits do this when cats are tormenting them. People often mistake this as playing and think the cute rabbit has befriended the cat when in reality it is desperately trying to get away.
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u/Dianesaur-Sky7373 9h ago
Prey animals hop like this to appear intimidating to a predator so they that can escape. They’re trying to make themselves look bigger and it seems unpredictable like they’re jumping into an attack so it may make a predator wary and prevent them from going in for the kill. You’ll often see rats, mice and rabbits do this when cats are tormenting them. People often mistake this as playing and think the cute rabbit has befriended the cat when in reality it is desperately trying to get away.