ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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genetically
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noise
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stimulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -A stimulus is a change in the environment that produces a behavioral response. It may be an object or an event perceived through an animal’s senses. Stimuli may include the sight of food, the sound of a potential predator, or the smell of a mate.
Detailed explanation-2: -An example of stimulus in animals is the sight of another animal (especially predators) where they respond by fleeing away or fighting. In animals, most of the responses as a result of stimulus are of instinctual nature. An ostrich can run at a speed of 70km/h when stimulated by some danger.
Detailed explanation-3: -‘An ADAPTATION is the way an animal responds to a stimulus in its environment. An animal’s NERVOUS system makes behaviors possible. Certain behaviors are influenced by GENES and can therefore be inherited.
Detailed explanation-4: -Innate behaviors are genetically hardwired and are inherited by an organism from its parents. Learned behaviors are not inherited. They develop during an organism’s lifetime as the result of experience and environmental influence.