Talk:Stotting

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(i.e. an image of actual stotting, not just an animal that does it. A video would be better still.)

[edit] Merge completed

Have merged from pronk (gait). I didn't merge all material, as some seemed dubious and the reference given was online and is now a dead link. Richard001 08:00, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification Requested

Request for clarification: Several times in the article, negative attributes are ascribed to stotting like 'maladaptive' and 'handicap' without enough explanation. Please, make it clear how stotting is NOT good.

Verdesinistra (talk) 00:57, 10 June 2008 (UTC)