Animal Behavior & Training
These are what animals are physically capable of doing.
What are behaviors that animals are able to learn?
Large, flat teeth used for grinding.
What are molars?
These are selectively-bred for a specific trait.
What are domesticated animals?
What is hair?
These mammals give live birth to undeveloped young that crawls into a pouch to finish developing.
What are marsupials?
This is the study of animal behavior in the wild.
What is Ethology?
Thin, sharp teeth used for biting and tearing.
What are incisors?
These have grown accustomed to being around humans.
What are tame animals?
These fishing tools pose a great threat to the critically endangered Vaquita.
What are gill nets?
While critical in females, these are useless in males.
What are mammary glands?
This is the connection of human-like characteristics to animals.
What is anthropomorphism?
Long, sharp teeth used for biting and stabbing.
What are canines?
These are domesticated animals that fend for themselves in the wild.
What are feral animals?
These help a polar bear survive in harsh climates. Examples include thick fur and large paws.
What are adaptations?
This soft tissue provides nutrients to deer antlers.
What is velvet?
This is the pairing of a new stimulus with a familiar one, resulting in a a response to the new stimulus.
What is classical conditioning?
This makes up the outer covering of teeth.
What is enamel?
This practice can severely harm a cat's chances of surviving in the wild.
What is declawing?
This order includes seals, sea lions, and walruses. Means "flipper-footed."
What are pinnipeds?
These domesticated ungulates are great for hauling heavy loads like wagons and plows.
What are draft horses?
This is giving no reinforcement to eliminate a behavior.
What is extinction of behavior?
This can be done by looking at the wear on a deer's teeth.
What is the best way to age a deer?
Quick growth and herd-living are examples of these.
What are good traits for domestication?
This family includes sea otters and marine otters.
What are mustelids?
This is an innate behavior toward, or away from, a stimulus.
What is taxis?