A researcher studied tail-flagging behavior in mule deer. She found that in response to observing a predator, individuals wagged their tail 90% of the time when close kin were nearby but only 10% of the time when only unrelated individuals were nearby. Which of the following explains these observations?
A) Alarm signal hypothesis
B) Flash disappearance hypothesis
C) Selfish herd hypothesis
D) Pursuit-deterrence hypothesis
E) Move-on hypothesis
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