"By the way, why is Lying so rare in the animal kingdom? It seems counterintuitive to evolutionary expectations."
How does an animal lie?
decoys, lures, camouflage, misdirection, etc...
I recall reading of packs of coyotes baiting domestic dogs out of their masters' yards by parading coyote bitches in heat on the other side of the fence.
the baited dogs were then eaten by the pack.
Is this a trick question? :)
I suppose *not* conveying accurate information to the intended receiver would be lying, correct?
As far as I know, there has been no cases documented of an animal lying. Just thought it was interesting, especially considering how infatuated some of the evos are with the word.
Let me count the ways.
Well there's Batesian and Mullerian mimicry
And there's brood parasitism
And there are those femme fatale fireflies
In fact, nature lies almost as much as your average creationist.