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This scientific field focuses specifically on the study of animal behavior in natural environments.
- Ecology
- Zoology
- Ethology
- Psychology
When newly hatched ducklings follow the first moving object they see, treating it as their mother, this phenomenon is called this.
- Conditioning
- Imprinting
- Habituation
- Instinct
This term describes behaviors that animals are born knowing how to do, without any learning required.
- Innate behavior
- Learned behavior
- Social behavior
- Adaptive behavior
This Austrian scientist won a Nobel Prize for his work on imprinting and is often called the father of ethology.
- Charles Darwin
- B.F. Skinner
- Konrad Lorenz
- Ivan Pavlov
When a dog wags its tail, bares its teeth, or raises its hackles, these are examples of this type of animal communication.
- Vocal signals
- Chemical signals
- Auditory signals
- Visual signals
This simple form of learning occurs when an animal stops responding to a repeated stimulus that has no consequence.
- Sensitization
- Habituation
- Imprinting
- Conditioning
Animals that are active during the day and sleep at night are described by this term.
- Diurnal
- Nocturnal
- Crepuscular
- Cathemeral
Owls, bats, and raccoons share this activity pattern, being most active during the night.
- Diurnal
- Crepuscular
- Nocturnal
- Arboreal
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