ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
Question
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aggression
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language
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insight
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Detailed explanation-1: -Agonistic behavior is commonplace across the animal kingdom. It can be described as a suite of social behaviors related to any form of aggressive or fighting actions, which occur between two or more individuals of the same species and therefore exclude predator-prey interactions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aggressive behavior is used to intimidate another animal of the same species. Animals fight or threaten one another in order to defend their young, their territory, or another resource, such as food. Aggressive behavior includes bird calling, teeth baring, or growling.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aggression is defined as threats or harmful actions directed toward another individual and can include threat displays, lunging, growling, snarling, snapping, and biting. “In animals, aggressive behaviors are a means of communication."
Detailed explanation-4: -An intimidation display with a means to threat are exhibited through: hair bristling, feather ruffling, raising skin folds and crest, teeth displaying, horn displaying, making sound, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -Aggression can be direct behaviors such as hitting, kicking, biting, and pushing to name a few. Additionally, aggression can take on an indirect form like teasing, bullying, spreading rumors, name-calling, or ignoring someone.