The "confusion effect" occurs ____.

A. when one animal flees a threat and others in the group do the same
B. when animals group and present a solid front to predators
C. when there is a “selfish herd”
D. in a hierarchal living group
E. in the mimicking of another species to escape predation


Answer: A

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