Abstract
When it actually comes to fighting, it is rare in any species of mammal for two individuals simply to fall upon each other at sight and attack with all their might. What happens is usually much more complex. As examples, species belonging to three different orders may be taken—a shrew, a guinea pig and an antelope.
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Ewer, R.F. (1968). Fighting. In: Ethology of Mammals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4656-0_6
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