Consider a mouse that can forage in one of two fields. The south field has three times more seeds than the north field. However, an owl (a predator that eats mice) lives at the south field. The mouse forages in the north field despite the fact that it contains less food. This is an example of

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The mouse is making a decision to forage in the less productive (north) field to reduce its risk of encountering the owl in the more productive (south) field. This is an example of risk-sensitive foraging.

Consider a Mouse That Can Forage in One of Two