#animal behavior

• Adelphophagy — A specific form of embryonic cannibalism observed in the animal kingdom, particularly in certain sharks, amphibians, or insects, where the strongest embryo feeds on its own siblings or unfertilized eggs inside the uterus or nest before birth or hatching. This structural survival behavior ensures that only the most vigorous specimens reach maturity.
• To scent — To perceive, discover, or strive to sense through the olfactory organ the presence of an animal, human, tracks, or food (specific to predators, hounds, or canines). Metaphorically, applied to humans, it signifies to search out, to hunt after, to track down, to observe, or to subtly monitor; reflexively ('a se adulmeca'), it details two beings cautiously sizing up or inspecting each other with distrust.
• Akita — A proper noun designating a mountainous prefecture and its capital city located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan; by extension, a feminine noun defining a famous large native canine breed, Akita Inu, originating from this province and declared a national natural monument. This robust dog, structurally characterized by a massive head, erect triangular ears, and a tail curled tightly over its back, is globally recognized as a supreme symbol of absolute loyalty and familial devotion, historically personified by the legendary story of the dog Hachikō.
• Anthropophobic — Exhibiting a pathological fear, intense aversion, or an instinctive tendency to avoid humans and human society. In ethology, the term describes extremely timid wild animals that flee from human presence and completely avoid anthropized habitats, while in psychology, it defines a person suffering from a severe social phobia.