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Appetitive Behavior

Medical Definition:	Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating.
Guide Notes:	usually animal; introduct phase of instinctive behav; nothing to do with APPETITE, the desire for food
Previously Indexed:	Behavior (1966-1967)

Appetitive Behavior Categories.

	Grooming - An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.
	Predatory Behavior - Instinctual behavior pattern in which food is obtained by killing and consuming other species.

Appetitive Behavior Medical Definitions and Terms

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