Spacing Behavior Flashcards
Male dogs mark with their urine the space that they defend, as well as space that they visit but do not defend
Domestic dogs living in houses may defend a very small territory
The biting and shaking with the canine teeth shown in territorial fights between dogs is very occasionally addressed to humans
[DOGS]
Urine marks conveys information about identity, sexual condition, and sometimes quality and size
How do cats mark certain individuals and objects?
Facial and tail-based glands
Urine-spraying
Indication of cat rubbing
Ownership
How do cattle show territorial aggressive acts
Butting or threatening to butt
Cows, when lying, mostly keep within __-__m of one another, compared with __-__m when grazing
2-3m
4-10m
In unlimited grazing space, bulls maintain an individual space averaging __ meter radius
25 meters
Territorial aggression of horses
Bite, kick out with their hindfeet and strike with their forefeet
Kicking out defensively, with one hind limb
Mule kick
Horses usually share a common grazing area with other grazers without aggression, but may show aggression to cattle and sheep grazing with them by biting, kicking, or chasing them
Free-ranging horses spend much of their time grazing, about __ h or more
12 h
When snow is on the ground, horses can obtain fluid by eating it and are then independent of running water
In free, ranging horses, trips to water and salt each day are a requirement
