Animal Behavior

3. A kind of behavior that occurs in newly hatched or newborn animals that cause them to adopt the first animal, person, or object they see as their parent.
5. The learned response of an animal to a stimulus.
7. A physical, emotional, or chemical factor causing body or mental strain or tension.
12. An animal’s ability to ignore something that occurs often enough.
13. Learning that is primarily influenced by its effects; behavior is influenced by the reward or consequence that results from the behavior.
14. The study of animal behavior.
16. zone The distance that an animal flees from an intruder.
18. The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.

1. The habit of congregating or grouping in large flocks; i.e. sheep do it.
2. Threatening or harmful behavior toward others of the same or different species.
3. The mannerisms or habits that an animal uses during the intake of food.
4. Anything new or sudden in an animal’s environment
6. Disposition of an animal or person.
8. How animals act when they interact with each other.
9. Behaviors a less-dominant animal exhibits toward a more-dominant animal to prevent being subjected to aggression.
10. Behaviors that an animal is naturally born with; don't have to think about it.
11. The tendency of one animal in a group to exert its influence or presence over others in the group; "pecking order".
15. The tendency of an animal to take sudden flight when alarmed.
17. Refers to an animal that is gentle in nature.