ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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Gorilla beating on his chest
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Bright colored chest of the robin
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A lion hunting for food for its offspring
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Dog urinating on the mailbox
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Detailed explanation-1: -Male courtship behaviour usually entails lots of head rubbing with the female, urine spraying, licking his genitals and patiently following her. When the lioness is ready and presents, the male will try to grip her neck before mounting. Once he mounts, copulation is generally completed with a few thrusts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lions are highly territorial and occupy the same area for generations. Females actively defend their territories against other females, while resident males protect prides from rival coalitions. Territory size depends on prey abundance, as well as access to water and denning sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -But when lion cubs are born, they do not know how to hunt. Hunting is an example of a learned behavior. Cubs have to learn how to hunt by watching their parents. They may even “hunt” each other as practice when they are cubs.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lions Panthera leo are the most gregarious of all felids, forming ‘fission-fusion’ social units known as prides that typically comprise four to six (range 1–21) related females, their dependent offspring and a temporary, unrelated coalition of typically two (range 1–9) adult males [1]–[4].