Animal Behavior. Introduction: Ethology is the study of animal behavior. Behavior is an animal's response to sensory input, and falls into two basic categories: learned and innate (inherited).
figure, fig(noun) a diagram or picture illustrating textual material. Synonyms: number, form, design, fig, trope, physical body, material body, figure of speech, frame, image, figure, name, build, common fig tree, chassis, shape, anatomy, bod, flesh, pattern, soma, common fig, digit, public figure, human body, physique.
Fig. to go into action too early or without thinking. (Originally refers to a flintlock or matchlock gun firing prematurely, before the trigger was pulled.) Don't go off half-cocked. Plan out what you're going to do.