Squirrels gather as many nuts as possible and bury them to prepare for winter. What type of behavior is this?

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Madilyn Underwood

Biology

16 November, 14:43

Squirrels gather as many nuts as possible and bury them to prepare for winter. What type of behavior is this?

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Eden Bradford · Answer 1

Squirrels gathering as many nuts as possible and burying them to prepare for winter is a behavior called fixed action pattern. It is a series or sequence of acts that happens behaviorally in animals. This sequence is unchangeable.