However, in this study of intraspecific fighting by male mice, it is shown that mice do indeed rotate to supine. This maneuver is used to evade or extricate themselves from bites to the lower dorsum by the attacking opponent. Once free from the bite the defender does......
When confronting an upright defend- er, an attacker approaches in a broadside orientation (Blanchard et al., 1977). In this position, the attacker presses its flank against its opponent's ventrum while keeping its own head out of reach, so that if the defender is successfully knocked over,...