they use their tails when attacking (offense is the best defense) depending on the species they lash their tails and you get poisoned(rarely kills humans) or use their protruding tails get a good stab at predators or anything that frightens them or gets too near them.
To defend themselves against predators.
they toss them of with their horns
A porcupine has quills to defend themselves against harm's way (defend them from predators).
dolphins defend themselve by using their mouths againts predators like sharks and orcas
Running awayClimbing treesBiting
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Giraffes defend themselves against predators by kicking them swiftly while running and a well places kick can kill the predator
They fly up into a tree!
Sloths spend nearly all of their life in the tree tops, where they hide from predators. Some of their predators, like jaguar and ocelots, don't hunt in the treetops. The sloth can't effectively defend itself against predators, and some, such as Harpes Eagles, do hunt in the canopy.
They run away from predators or may defend themselves using their horns.
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they cry. or they dance. or they suicide. ______________________________________ Cheetahs don't have to defend themselves against predators; they ARE the predators. On the off-chance that they needed defense, their speed would quickly carry them away from any threat. However, cheetahs are vulnerable; they are magnificent sprinters, but cannot go any distance. After 400 yards or so, a cheetah is exhausted and unable to run further.