Aggressive: (n. Aggression) Being quick to fight or argue, or striving forcefully to succeed or win.
action: the way something, often a person or other living thing, acts towards others or acts itself.
behavioral ecologist: A scientist who studies how animal behavior is related to the animal’s habitat.
bird: A winged warm-blooded animal that first appeared during the dinosaur era. Birds are covered in feathers and give birth to their young from eggs laid in some kind of nest. Most birds fly, but throughout history there have been occasional flightless species.
continuous: Continuous or uninterrupted.
Dolphin: A group of highly intelligent marine mammals belonging to the toothed whale family. Members of this group include killer whales (killer whales), pilot whales, and bottlenose dolphins.
ecologist: A scientist who works in the field of biology, which deals with the relationships between living things and their physical environment.
environment: The sum of everything that exists around an organism, or the processes and conditions that those things produce. Environment can also refer to the weather or ecosystem in which an animal lives, or the temperature and humidity (or the placement of things near the item of interest).
function: A specific role played by a structure or device.
marine mammals: A general term for many species of mammals that spend most of their lives in marine environments. These include whales and dolphins, walruses and sea lions, seals and sea otters, manatees and dugongs, and even polar bears.
neuroscience: the scientific field that deals with the structure or function of the brain and other parts of the nervous system. Researchers in this field are known as: neuroscientist.
penguin: A flightless black-and-white bird that lives in the far southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica and its neighboring islands.
predator: (adjective: predatory) A creature that preys on other animals for most or all of its food.
Ocean: Ocean (or area that is part of the ocean). Unlike lakes and streams, sea water, or ocean water, is salty.
seed: A group of similar organisms that can survive and produce offspring that can reproduce.
stress factors: Anything that causes stress to an individual or system.
cautious: (n. vigilance) The act of observing very carefully.
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