2.2 Animal Behavior and Conditioning

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Aggressive behavior

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Threatening or harmful behavior toward others of the same or different species.

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Behavior

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The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.

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Conditioning

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The learned response of an animal to a stimulus.

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Docile

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Refers to an animal that is gentle in nature.

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Dominance

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The tendency of one animal in a group to exert its social influence or presence over others in the group. Also referred to as social order or pecking order.

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Ethology

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The study of animal behavior of animals in their natural surroundings, focusing on instinctive or innate behavior.

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Flight zone

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The distance that an animal is caused to flee from an intruder.

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Flighty

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The tendency of an animal to take sudden flight when alarmed.

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Flocking

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The habit of congregating in large flocks; inherent in sheep.

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Habituation

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A type of operant conditioning. An animal’s ability to ignore something that occurs often enough.