a submissive gesture. van Hooffs Flinch/shrink. Plooijs Bend away. Also seen in bonobos of Wamba. 2. bend branch Bend attached branch when making bed or cushion. See make bed and make cushion. See video. bend shrub Bend shrub, grass, bamboo or herb with one or both hands. In making day-bed or in courtship on ground, done in sitting or quadrupedal posture. In charging display done bipedally. Done also by immatures as solo play. See video. bend shrub in courtship Nishida Shrub-bend courtship. Male courtship pattern at Mahale. While in sitting or quadrupedal posture, push down or pull stem of shrub, bamboo grass, or herb such as ginger, and put one foot on plant; repeat many times same series of actions, thus making crude ground-cushion or bed. Usually followed