Behavior Flash Cards and a Quiz

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 Understanding The Horse

Quiz

                                         

                                   Behavior Patterns                               Communication                                                Major Senses

     What behavior is this horse exhibiting?

A.  Agonistic
B.  Epimeletic
C.  Ingestive
D.  Reactive

Epimeletic behavior

Epimeletic behavior - behavior related to giving care and attention, most commonly between a mare and foal but also between other horses (for example, horses standing together under shade or “swishing” flies from one another)

What behavior is below?

A. .Agonistic
B.  Contactual behavior
C.  Investigative behavior
D. Sexual behavior
                                                 

Agonistic behavior/ Combat behavior
Agonistic behavior - behavior associated with conflict or fighting, including anger, aggression, submission, and flight from conflict. Sometimes behaviorists separate this behavior into two categories - aggression and fearfulness



This behavior is?

A.  Combat

B.  Protective

C.  Contactual

D.  Investigative

Contactual behavior

Contactual behavior - behavior related to seeking affection, protection, or similar benefits derived from contact with other animals.



 This behavior demonstrates what?

A.  Contactual

B.  Gregarious

C.  Ingestive

D.Dominance/
        submission









Dominance\submission

Dominance\submission - behavioral activities often referred to as “pecking order”. Dominance hierarchies are extremely prevalent in the social order of horses. Dominance is generally established through agonistic behavior and may be extremely violent (fighting between stallions) or as simple as threatening looks (ears pinned back and squeals). If the lower-ranked (submissive) animal has room to escape, often no contact occurs, and the hierarchy is therefore established or maintained with little or no fighting.




What behavior is this?

 A. Investigative
B.  Protective
C.  Elimitive
D.  Epimeletic

Investigative behavior

Investigative behavior - This involves the way horses inspect their environment, look smell, touch listen and sometimes run away. Activities associated with curiosity or the exploration of surroundings or the objects within their environment.




What behavior is this?

 A. Eliminative

B.  Protective

C.  Ingestive

D.  Agonistic

Ingestive behavior

Ingestive behavior - behavioral activities associated with eating and drinking.

What behavior is this?

 A. Care Giving

B.  Ingestive

C.  Sexual

D.  Gregarious/ Allelomimetic

Gregarious/Allelomimetic behavior

Gregarious/Allelomimetic behavior - behavior related to mimicry; contagious or infectious behavior, such as when one horse copies the behavior of another (for example, if one horse starts running, others are likely to join in)

What behavior?

A.  Protective

B.  Agonistic

C.  Eliminative

D.  Investigative













Eliminative behavior

Eliminative behavior - behavioral activities associated with defecation and urination.

This behavior is?

 A.  Epimeletic/Care-giving

B.  Sexual

C.  Ingestive

D.  Gregarious

Epimeletic behavior/Care-Giving  behavior

Epimeletic behavior/Care-Giving  behavior related to giving care and attention, most commonly between a mare and foal but also between other horses (for example, horses standing together under shade or “swishing” flies from one another).

 What behavior?

 

A.  Epimeletic

B.  Investigativ

C.   Sexual

D.  Contactual

Sexual behavior

Sexual behavior - behavior related to mating between males and females.