Equine Behaviors Flashcards
What is contactual behavior?
Behavior related to seeking affection, protection, or similar benefits derived from contact with other animals.
What is ingestive behavior?
Behavioral activities associated with eating and drinking.
What is eliminative behavior?
Behavioral activities associated with defecation and urination.
What is sexual behavior?
Behavior related to mating between males and females.
What is epimeletic behavior?
Behavior related to giving care and attention, most commonly between a mare and foal but also between other horses.
What is allelomimetic behavior?
Behavior related to mimicry; contagious or infectious behavior, such as when one horse copies the behavior of another.
What is investigative behavior?
Behavioral activities associated with curiosity or the exploration of surroundings or objects.
What is agonistic behavior?
Behavior associated with conflict or fighting, including anger, aggression, submission, and flight from conflict.
What is dominance/submission behavior?
Behavioral activities often referred to as ‘pecking order’; dominance hierarchies are prevalent in the social order of horses.
