AN SC120 Lecture : Behaviour's Role in the Human-Animal Bond
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Natural behaviour ethologists define normal behaviour as what the majority of animals in a species do a majority of the time. Role of the ethogram repertoire of behaviours. Domestic and wild types have the same types of behaviours (same ethogram) Degree of showing behaviours quantitative differences (ie: problem behaviours) What is the natural behaviour of cats and dogs. Go back to the wild type (wolf or african wild cat) Can have a pack tendency, aggressive tendencies etc. Occurs through selection during the process of domestication. Tamed the wolf terrorizing the people of gubbio. St. francis convinced the wolf to live amongst the people and they kept feeding it. After 2 years, the wolf went back to his old ways. More breeds in dogs selected for specific tasks. Some a better with children, some are very smart, some need lots of room to run, which are high energy etc. Anthropomorpism ascribing human characteristics to your animal.