Domesticated Creatures can be set to an aggression level to control their behavior. The aggression level can be changed in the select wheel when holding use (default E) near a creature or by whistle signals.
It may be worth noting that other than Passive and Passive Flee, 
Moschops, 
Archaeopteryx and baby/juvenile/adolescent Dino will run away from any threat instead.
The following aggression levels are available:
Passive Flee[]
The creature will try to run/move away if attacked. Creature stays where it stops after escaping. This skittish stance was added in patch v278.0.
Passive[]
The creature will not react to any attacks on it or anything else. Leaving your creature on passive can thus be dangerous, as Ants or other creatures can kill it.
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Neutral[]
The creature will only attack if a creature of the same tribe, or a structure of the tribe is attacked near it. This is probably the most useful aggression level.
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Attack YOUR target[]
This aggression level is similar to Neutral, with the exception that the creature will attack any non-allied creature or player that another nearby allied creature, turret (not tested) or player attacks.
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Aggressive[]
The creature will attack non-allied creatures and players near it. Leaving a creature on aggressive can let other creatures or players (in PvP) lure them away.
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