They are designed to scare animals, such as birds that congregate on airport runways.

These are also used to scare animals.

Lower-class peasants used stone sling devices to scare animals and birds away from the standing crops.

Males show their train feathers to court a female peafowl, or to scare other animals away by making them afraid.

It also lets off a loud hissing sound that can scare animals.

They are used universally to scare birds and animals, and in a simpler form to amuse children.

"That must have scared all the birds and animals."

Battue involves scaring animals (by beating sticks) into a killing zone or ambush.

Flushing is the practice of scaring animals from concealed areas.

Bright lights often scared off or confused animals, which was why it wasl illegal to hunt game at night using spotlights.