Animal Behavior

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Anthropomorphism

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The attribution of human motivation, characteristics or behavior to animals

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Ethology

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The scientific study of animal behavior particularly in the natural state

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Neoteny

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The presence of immature characteristics into adulthood

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Pheromone

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A substance released outside of the body and perceived as by smell, by other individuals of the same species releasing specific behavior in the percipient tame and easygoing

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Agnostic

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Competitive or combative

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Solitary

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Single, alone, living without others

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Gregarious

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Tending to move in or form a group, as a herd, pack, or flock, with others of the same kind

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Harem

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A group of females and young defended by a single male

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Bachelor herd

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Herd of adult males without harems

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Posture

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An attitude of the body, the natural and comfortable bearing of the body, on normal healthy animals

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Piloerection

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Condition of the hair standing straight up

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Dominant

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Exerting a ruling or controlling influence

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Subordinate

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Belonging to a lower class or rank

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Submissive

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Yielding or surrendering to the will or authority of another

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Hierarchy

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Order of superiority

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Obedience

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The act of obeying or carrying out commands

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Stimulus

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Something that excites or activates

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Altricial

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Helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period

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Precocial

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Active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care

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Extinction

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Behavioral modification technique that removes a positive reward for a previously rewarded behavior

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Counter conditioning

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Training an animal to perform a response to a stimulus that is different with the previous response to the same stimulus

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Desensitization

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Using a gradually increasing stimulus to reduce the stimulus’ impact on the animal

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Socialization

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The process of familiarization between animals on a group and in companion animals between the animal and humans

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Temperament

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Emotional and mental qualities of an individual

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Aggression

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Behavior that is angry and destructive and intended to be injurious physically or emotionally and aimed at domination of one animal by another

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Imprinting

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A kind of learning in the very young based mainly on maternal attachment and acquisition of basic behavior patterns

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Separation anxiety

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The display of destructive behavior vocalization urination and defecation by some dogs when left alone or separated from their owners

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Ventriculocordectomy

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Punch resection of the vocal cords; debarking; devocalization

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Docile

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Tame and easygoing

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Stereotypy

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Excessive, repetitive behavior