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.
(behind one) 1  1. Lit. to cutoff the way back to where you came from, making it impossible to retreat. 2  2. Fig. to act unpleasantly in a situation that you are leaving, ensuring that you'll never be welcome to return. 3  3. Fig. to make decisions that cannot be changed in the future.