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Animal Behaviors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| learned behaviors | behaviors result from direct observations or experiences |
| Imprinting | a behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see. |
| Conditioning | a behavior in which an animal learns that a particular stimulus and its response to that stimulus will lead to a good or bad result. |
| inherited behaviors | behaviors that are passed from the parent to the offspring and are with the animal from birth. |
| inherited behavior | crying in babies as a response to hunger, thirst, or sleepiness. |
| inherited behavior | a bird builds a special kind of nest |
| learned behavior | chimpanzees use small sticks to dig for insects |
| learned behavior | child burned by touching a hot object will not touch the hot object again |
| inherited behavior | a baby whale swims |
| internal stimuli | cues, including hunger, thirst, and sleep, that ensure their survival. |
| hunger | cues animals to eat food for energy. |
| thirst | cues animals to take in water. |
| sleep | cues the animal to sleep, required to restore the body's ability to function. |
| behavioral responses | how animals cope with changes in their environments |
| hibernation | as a result of cold, winter weather (stimulus) some animals greatly reduce body activity, heartbeat and breathing slow down and the animal is in a state of rest for a long period of time. |
| migration | movement of animals from one place to another in response to seasonal changes. They travel to other places where food is available. |
| defense | examples are: camoflage, smells, stingers, ejection(ink), mimicry, and grouping |
| mimicry | when a weaker animal copies stronger animals'characteristics to warn off predators. |
| courtship | adults of a species try to attract a potential mate. |
| environmental responses | physical responses caused by environmental stimuli |
| shedding | in hot weather animals shed extra fur/feathers, providing a cooling effect |
| sweating | a way of getting rid of excess body heat, where moisture evaporates from the surface of the skin and cools the animal. |
| panting | a way of getting rid of excess body heat, where moisture evaporates from the animal's mouth and lungs. |
| shivering | mechanism to increase heat production, caused by a drop in temperature. |
| blinking | automatic response to protect the eye, caused by a foreign object coming near the eye. |
| food gathering | storing food or storing nutrition in the form of fat in response to cold weather or drought. |
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