KEY FOR QUIZ 2:
UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Topic # 3037
What are four different animal behaviors we discussed in class?
• Environmental Comfort
• Social Behavior
• Mating Behavior
• Nest Building
• Post-Partum Behavior
What are two discomfort behaviors exhibited by swine?
• Tail biting
• Ear chewing
Name three things that social order in a cow herd is established by.
• Age
• Size
• Strength
• Presence of horns
• Previous experience
What are the three activities that a pecking order is found in with poultry?
• Feeding
• Nesting
• Roosting
Describe three threat displays that a bull would show.
• Arching of the neck
• Protrusion of the eyeballs
• Erection of the hair along the back
• Pawing the ground
• Turning of the shoulder towards the threatening individual