Animal Behaviour

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Across
  1. 2. A biological process in which individuals of the same or different species develop a connection
  2. 3. Catalogue or table of all the different kinds of behaviour or activity observed in an animal.
  3. 6. A process whereby a social attachment is established between a young animal and an object that is typically (although not necessarily) a parent.
  4. 9. American psychologist most famous for his experiments on bonding with monkeys and his theory of attachment.
  5. 11. A repetitive, invariant behaviour pattern with no obvious goal or function – usually the result of untreated atypical behaviour
  6. 12. Different behavioural patterns individuals gain through their experiences and learning
Down
  1. 1. The transfer of information from one or a group of animals (sender or senders) to one or more other animals using body positions and movements.
  2. 4. Animal communication most often takes place between members of the same species.
  3. 5. Brief and often sudden behaviours such as aggression or breeding behaviours
  4. 7. A behaviour that is expected in response to a stimuli or situation.
  5. 8. Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist. He was the first to describe and prove filial imprinting.
  6. 10. A behaviour which is not typically seen in an animal in its wild stae, or any typical behaviour which is changing in its intensity or pattern over a period of time
  7. 11. Behaviours that occur over long periods of time, such as resting, feeding and other maintenance behaviours.
  8. 13. An English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology