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Behaviors are actions that an organism engages in—they can be related to finding food, reproducing, defending against threats, and many other …

Behavioral imprinting is observed in some newborn animals and occurs when they develop strong and specific attachments to another animal (usually a …

Communication between two animals occurs when one animal transmits an information signal that causes a change in the animal that receives the information. …

Migration is long-range, seasonal movement from one region or habitat to another. This common strategy, carried out by many different organisms around the …

Mate choice—the decision about whom to mate with—is a type of natural selection, since animals must reproduce to pass down their genes. Mate …

A fixed action pattern (FAP) is a specific, hard-wired sequence of behaviors that occurs in response to an external stimulus, called a sign stimulus. The …

How animals obtain and eat their food is called foraging behavior. Foraging can include searching for plants and hunting for prey and depends on the …

Many animals exhibit parental care behavior, including feeding, grooming, and protecting young offspring. Parental care is universal in mammals and birds, …

Altruistic behaviors are “unselfish” behaviors—those that help another individual at the expense of the individual carrying out the …

Most altruistic behavior—in which one animal helps another at a cost to themselves—occurs between relatives. Scientists think these altruistic …