Survival instinct

There’s a striking contrast between appearing calm and actually being calm. It’s like a duck, gliding effortlessly over the water, while underneath the surface, its legs are paddling furiously. Some people are like that – cool and collected on the outside, but inside, they’re in constant survival mode. These individuals usually exhibit certain behaviors that … Continue reading "People who are calm on the surface but in survival mode underneath usually display these 8 behaviors"

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01. Quokkas have a survival instinct which triggers when a mother is threatened by a predator. She will throw her baby at the predator, which will hiss at the predator while the mother makes her escape.