Figure 2.

Further attack characteristics in adult and young shrews. (A) Comparison of aborted and completed attacks in adult and young animals. The fraction of aborted and completed attacks in adult and young animals was not significantly different (Fisher's exact test, two-tailed, p > 0.7). (B) Repeated attacks (attacks that immediately follow one-another without intervening breaks or attacks on other prey animals). Adult animals attacked the same cricket repeatedly more often than the young animals. The number of repeated attacks in was significantly higher adult than young animals [n = 209 first attacks (adults) vs. 202 first attacks (young animals), unpaired t-test, two-tailed, p < 0.0005].