Animal Behavior Vocab

Front

Response to heat; loss of hair or fur for cooling.

Back

Shedding

Front

Stimulus cues animals to eat; food is for energy

Back

Hunger

Front

Behavior passed from parents to offspring without teaching.

Back

Inherited behaviors

Front

Behavior of animals traveling together for protection

Back

Grouping

Front

Cues from within an animal for survival (hunger, thirst, sleepiness)

Back

Internal Stimuli

Front

Coloring that helps an animal blend in with its environment.

Back

Camouflage

Front

Complex inherited behavior, like birds building nests.

Back

Instincts

Front

Seasonal movement of an animal to find food.

Back

Migration

Front

Cues animals to take in water

Back

Thirst

Front

Complex responses to environmental changes.

Back

Behavior