Animal behaviour
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Animal behaviour is the individual or social behaviour of animals, contributing to their survival. It is studied by the science of ethology.
Kelp gull chicks peck at red spot on mother's beak to stimulate regurgitating reflex
Imprinting in a moose.
Courtship display of a sarus crane
Temperature
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In classical thermodynamics and kinetic theory, temperature reflects the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, providing a quantitative measure of how energy is distributed among micros
Animal behaviour
…major factors, namely inborn instincts, learning, and environmental factors. The latter include abiotic and biotic factors. Abiotic factors such as temperature or light conditions have dramatic effects on animals, especially if they are ectothermic or nocturnal. Biotic factors include members of the same species…
A typical Celsius thermometer measures a winter day temperature of −17 °C.
Plots of pressure vs temperature for three different gas samples extrapolated to absolute zero
An illustration of the range of cosmic temperatures