Ethologists study
A) the adaptive benefits of an organism's physical features (e.g., feather coloration, fur length, body size).
B) the extent to which learned behaviors can be transmitted to the offspring of the next generation.
C) the fossil records of the body features of similar species in order to predict probable behavior patterns.
D) naturally occurring behaviors of organisms in their natural settings.

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Ethologists focus on observing and understanding the natural behaviors of organisms within their environments, rather than physical features, learned behaviors transmission, or fossil records to infer behavior.

Ethologists Study