PSYO 2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gestation, Canada Lynx, Stereotypy

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYO 2160
• Professor: Simon Gadbois

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Carnivore: carnivore genus, not eat meat per se. The ns government won"t admit cougars are here. It"s an endangered species, so they would have to create an expensive recovering program. Slow reproductive cycle: maturation 2-3 years, breeds every 2-3 years, 1-6 young, usually 2, gestation: 88-97 days. The young can stay with the mother for about a year. Their slow reproduction process can explain why they are endangered. Have huge paws, these would act like snowshoes. More of a generalist for diet and habitats. Small, shorter legs and smaller feet than canada lynx. In cats though, this was not believed to be possible until they found the first blynx. This is where you need a little bit of neuroscience. A reflex can really easily bypass central processing; a reflex is not getting into cognitive processing one bit. It is a response to a tactile stimulus. Fap are triggered by science stimulus that are much more complex.