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In some scenarios, it is compulsory for an animal to habituate in their enivironment in order to survive:

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Some Crabs flee at the sight of shadows ( whether they're clouds or Birds of Prey). And so, unless the crab habituates to the shadows it will not be able to feed while being uninterrupted. There will always be the unfortunate event when the shadow is a actually a bird of prey and the crab gets injured; however it needed to habituate to find and take in the food in order to survive.

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14y ago

Any and all animals go through habituation-- including humans. It is a very simple type of learning that allows for maximum fitness by stripping away "unnecessary" stimuli. For an example and for more information, see the related question below.

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Reactions to internal and external stimuli are called responses. For an example, a cheetah responds to the need for food by chasing a gazelle, The gazelle responds by running away.

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so they dont have to be asleep all summer and spring

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Repeated exposure, and when the non-threatening stimulus becomes part of the environment.

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