ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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barking
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hiding in a den
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following its mother
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playing with other wolves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instinct, imprinting, conditioning, and imitation are the four types of animal behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Innate behaviors do not have to be learned or practiced. They are also called instinctive behaviors. An instinct is the ability of an animal to perform a behavior the first time it is exposed to the proper stimulus. For example, a dog will drool the first time-and every time-it is exposed to food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Innate behavior comes from an animal’s heredity. An animal’s instincts are examples of its innate behavior. For example, migrating birds use innate behavior to know when to begin their migration and the route that they should follow. Learned behavior comes from watching other animals and from life experiences.
Detailed explanation-4: -Innate behavior is behavior that’s genetically hardwired in an organism and can be performed in response to a cue without prior experience. Reflex actions, such as the knee-jerk reflex tested by doctors and the sucking reflex of human infants, are very simple innate behaviors.