A researcher observes that female dogs engage in sexual activity only when she is in heat by allowing the male dog to mount her.The same researcher also observes that female monkeys engage in sexual activity with male monkeys and by rubbing their own genitals.What do these behaviours suggest in terms of animal sexual behaviour?

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The observed behaviors in female dogs and monkeys suggest that lower-order species' sexual behavior is driven by sex hormones. Female dogs only engage in sexual behavior when in heat, which is when they are ovulating and have high levels of sex hormones. Female monkeys, on the other hand, engage in sexual behavior by rubbing their own genitals, which suggests that they are also responding to their sex hormones. This behavior is not observed in dogs, which suggests that they do not masturbate in the same way that monkeys do. Therefore, option C is the best choice. Option A is inaccurate because monkeys are not the only species that masturbate. Option B is inaccurate because mounting is not the only sexual behavior observed in dogs. Option D is also inaccurate because the observed behaviors suggest that lower-order species, not higher-order species, have driven sexual behavior.

A Researcher Observes That Female Dogs Engage in Sexual Activity