Animal Behaviour (5N0751)

Animal Behaviour (5N0751) QQI Level 5

This course is suitable for those who wish to understand the behavioural strategies of a variety of domestic and wild animal species and to care for and handle domestic and pet animals appropriately.

Course Content:

Explain how animals have adapted to best suit their environments through the process of natural selection
Natural groupings of animals, categorising as either social, solitary or gregarious
Natural habitats and housing environments including native species to global continents, exploring the suitability of animals to specific climate and making recommendations for housing these animals in captivity
Different courtship behaviours of animals and explain why courtship is important
Different reproductive and nurturing strategies performed by a variety of species to include examples of annelids, molluscs, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
Main functions of juvenile behaviour, differentiating between instinct and innate behaviour, classical and operant conditioning