What Exactly is: Mimicry and How It Literally Changes Animals' Life

Sometimes animal mimic others, quite simple really, even humans do so. The thing is, when it comes to animals, sometimes it’s not so obvious. How can you tell so? What if it’s just a coincidence? Which one is the mimic? Which one is the model? What’s the signal? Is it really effective? Is Emsleyan mimicry valid? Automimicry? Lots of questions, so let’s talk about it.
0:00 Opening thought
0:25 Mimicry
1:50 Ways of mimicry
2:29 Types of mimicry
7:32 Signal vs Cue
8:14 Automimicry
9:07 Masquerade
9:38 Imperfect Mimicry
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