Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
cleaning behaviour
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
grooming mandrills
Follow a beaver family and its kits for a year in the Rocky Mountains and learn about their habits and habitat
Observe an impala herd communicate via grooming, freezing reflexes, prancing, and sprinting
Read Next
Female Bornean orangutan in tree. Ape, primate, animal.
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
Praying mantis (sphodromantis gastrica)
Why Do Some Animals Eat Their Mates After Sex?
Discover
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
bat flying
Are Bats Really Blind?
Chinese dragon sculpture or statue.
10 Legendary Creatures from Around the World
Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
The tomb of Saint Nicholas in the crypt of the Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Apulia, Italy
Do the Relics of Saint Nicholas Really Emit a Holy Substance?

cleaning behaviour: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/cleaning-behavior
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As grooming

Photos and Videos

grooming
mandrills
Follow a beaver family and its kits for a year in the Rocky Mountains and learn about their habits and habitat
Observe an impala herd communicate via grooming, freezing reflexes, prancing, and sprinting
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics