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  1. In animal behaviour, an action that is
  2. performed out of its normal context, while
  3. the animal is in a state of stress,
  4. frustration, or uncertainty. Birds, for
  5. example, often peck at grass when uncertain
  6. whether to attack or flee from an opponent;
  7. similarly, humans scratch their heads when
  8. nervous.
  9.