Which situation represents an example of territorial behavior?
A) Digger wasps are able to recognize the pattern of landmarks around their nests.
B) Sow bugs become more active and move around randomly if they find themselves in a dry area.
C) Gannets breed in dense colonies. Each gannet defends the area within the beak's reach of its nest, but gannets feeding at sea are indifferent to each other.
D) Troops of monkey species use well-defined, widely overlapping ranges. Troops avoid encountering each other and are aggressive if they meet.

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Territorial behavior involves an animal or group of animals defending a specific area they consider their own, often against members of their own species. Gannets defending the area within the beak's reach of their nest is an example of territorial behavior, as they actively defend a specific, personal space against others.

Which Situation Represents an Example of Territorial Behavior