Introduction
Hi! I hope this is helpful in any studies of ethology; the study of behavior.
Task
Using this activity to expand your knowledge of the ethology of a canine.
Process
QUESTIONS
1) Go to https://myanimals.com/animals/canine-ethology-what-is-it/
What is Canine Ethology?
2) Go to https://www.animalwised.com/canine-ethology-174.html
What types of problems will ethologists see in dogs? List 6 types.
3) Go to https://www.petplace.com/article/dogs/pet-behavior-training/ethology-the-study-of-animal-behavior/
Who were the two European ethologists who discovered many new things including finding fixed patterns?
4) Go to https://myanimals.com/animals/canine-ethology-what-is-it/ and > scroll down and click on separation anxiety
Name three signs of separation anxiety in a dog (any of the answers provided):
5) Go to https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog
What is the other most domesticated animal in the world besides a dog?
6) Go to https://thebark.com/content/canine-behaviorists-top-10-issues#:~:text=Ethology%20is%20the%20study%20of,is%20stressed%2C%20anxious%20or%20afraid. What was the new discovery made in a recent study?
7) Go to http://www.animalbehaviorassociates.com/ezine/HANDOUTCOMPLETE.pdfWhat does feral mean?
8) Stay on that website. Define zoomorphism
9) Go to https://explorable.com/animal-behavior
What are instinctive behaviors called?
10) Go to https://thebark.com/content/canine-behaviorists-top-10-issues#:~:text=Ethology%20is%20the%20study%20of,is%20stressed%2C%20anxious%20or%20afraid. What is the most “stringent” certification program?
11) Go to https://ethology.eu/tag/dogs/ and scroll down to The King and His Dog
What is the book title that is based on the life of the dog King Bhumibol Adulyadej?
12) What are phenotypes?
13) Go to the following website https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/can-dogs-understand-humans/#:~:text=Dogs%20tend%20to%20be%20good,words%20better%20than%20we%20thought.
How do they measure a dogs’ reaction to different human emotions?
14) What kind of scanner do they use to look at a dog’s brain?
15) https://myanimals.com/animals/canine-ethology-what-is-it/
What is crucial in the dog’s socialization skills?
16) Go to https://sciencing.com/list-animals-can-carry-rabies-5910820.html
What are two types of animal behavior?
17) What is an example of instinctual behavior?
18) Go to https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bes2.1219
How many dictionaries of ethology are there?
19) What is a distinction between ecological and psychological studies?
20) Go to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/d/domestic-dog/
What is the scientific name for a domesticated dog