Lecture 15

Question 1

Who are the Fulani people?

1 pt

Answer 1

They don’tuse fences for cattle, use own relationship/dominance to lead cattle (part of the herd, quite aggressive, show affiliative behaviour with them (grooming))

Question 2

How do shepherds communicate with sheep dogs?

2 pts

Answer 2

• Make the dog move - rapid, short repeated calls increasing in frequency
• Make the dog stop - single prolonged noted of decreasing frequency

Question 3

What are the three mechanisms of learning?

3 pt

Answer 3

Mechanism 1: habituation - animals are neophobic (dishabituation?)
Mechanism 2: response altered through classical conditioning or associative learning (reward or punishment)
Mechanism 3: Imprinting - occurs rapidly during the sensitive period of life (irreversible)

Question 4

What are the citrical periods for lambs, horses, cattle and poultry?

4 pts

Answer 4

• lambs - first 2 days after birth more effective than next 10 days
• horses - 7 days
• cattle - 0-9 months
• poultry - early in life (unsure)

Question 5

What to people provide to relationships with animals?

4 pts

Answer 5

• social rewards
• social support
• insert humans into the social system of animals
• some fundamental communication