Ethology is the study of animal behavior. An animal s behavior is its response to sensory input. There are three types of behaviors: orientation, agonistic, and mating. Orientation behaviors take the animal to its most favorable environment. Taxis is when an animal moves toward or away from a stimulus.
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serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction piquing remarks that were said mainly to get a rise out of the other guests at the party Synonyms charged, edgy, exciting, inciting, instigating, instigative, provocative, provoking, stimulatingRelated Words explosive, fiery, incendiary, inflammatory, triggering; inducing, inspirational, inspiring, ...