Animal Behavior
The type of behavior in which two animals interact with each other so that they can both benefit
Domesticated animals whose physical, emotional, behavioral, and social needs can be readily met as companions in the home
The type of animal who has a stomach with four compartments
What is a ruminant?
Everything that animals do, including movements and other activities, and how the brain works to make it happen
What is Animal Behvaior?
An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals for food
What is a predator?
The type of behavior when an animal is searching for and eating food
What is Foraging?
What is dental care?
A substance that is important for growth and maintaining life
What is a nutrient?
The study of how animals obtain and use nutrients from their food to support their life processes
The natural home or environment of an animal
What is a habitat?
The behavior where there is a transfer of information from one animal to another
What is Communication?
The type of companion animal that can typically handle their own grooming, but sometimes need cuts to prevent matting.
What are cats?
The nutrient required in greater amounts than the body can produce it. Necessary for life
What is water?
Studying the biology of animals that are under the control of humans
What is animal science?
The flow of energy from one organism to another. A way to look at who eats who in the animal and plant world
What is a food chain?
The behavior when an animal sends threatening signals or physically fight another animal to defend themselves
What is Aggression?
The type of companion animal care helps prevent disease and other health problems. Can help pet owners detect health issues early.
What is veterinary care?
The nutrient made up of amino acids that is the building block for body tissues, especially muscle
What is protein?
An animal that has been tamed and bred by humans for companionship, work, or food, often exhibiting distinct traits compared to their wild ancestors
What is a domestic animal?
An animal species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend. If the animal was removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
What is a keystone species?
The type of behavior when an animal is taking care of their family
What is Kinship?
The part of the nail on companion animals that you do not want to cut when trimming their nails
The Quick
An animal that has been taken in by a shelter or organization to receive care after being abandoned, neglected, or abused
What is a rescue animal?
The maximum animal population that a given area can sustain
What is carrying capacity?