Animal Behavior

1. At the animal's shoulder; the point where a handler can move an animal forward or backward.
4. Learning that is primarily influenced by its effects.
5. The mannerisms or habits that an animal uses during the intake of food.
6. A movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation.
8. The study of animal behavior.
9. An animal’s ability to ignore something that occurs often enough.
12. The tendency of one animal in a group to exert its presence over others in the group; social order or pecking order.
13. Behaviors a less-dominant animal exhibits toward a more-dominant animal.
15. The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.
17. The habit of congregating in large flocks; inherent in sheep.
20. Disposition or "attitude" of an animal or person.
21. The learned response of an animal to a stimulus.
22. A physical, emotional, or chemical factor causing body or mental strain or tension.

2. Threatening or harmful behavior toward others.
3. The ability to learn.
7. How animals act when they interact with each other.
10. Oriented movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus, such as toward or away from light.
11. Refers to an animal that is gentle in nature.
14. A kind of behavior in which newly hatched birds or newborn animals adopt the first animal, person, or object they see as their parent.
16. The ability of an animal to respond to an environmental stimulus; it does not involve a mental decision.
18. zone The distance that an animal is caused to flee from an intruder.
19. Anything new or sudden in an animal’s environment.