Animal behavior
Animal Behavior
Animal behavior (pronunciation: /ˈænɪməl bɪˈheɪvjər/), also known as Ethology, is the scientific study of the behavior of animals in their natural habitats.
Etymology
The term "animal behavior" is derived from the Latin words 'animalis' meaning 'having breath' and 'behavior' meaning 'manner of behaving'.
Definition
Animal behavior refers to everything animals do, including movement and other activities and underlying mental processes. Human fascination with animal behavior probably extends back millions of years, perhaps even to times before the ancestors of the species became human in the modern sense.
Types of Animal Behavior
Animal behavior can be classified into various types such as:
- Innate Behavior: These are the behaviors that are genetically programmed.
- Learned Behavior: These behaviors are not based on any prior experience or knowledge.
- Social Behavior: These are the behaviors that involve interaction between two or more animals of the same species.
- Reproductive Behavior: These behaviors are related to mating and parenting.
Related Terms
- Ethology: The scientific and objective study of animal behavior.
- Behavioral Ecology: The study of the ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior.
- Neuroethology: The study of the neural basis of animal behavior.
- Psychobiology: The application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Animal behavior
- Wikipedia's article - Animal behavior
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