Introduction and early history (Lectures 01 - 02) - what is animal behaviour? - why is it important to study animal behaviour? - importance to other species (be able to provide an example) and to our hominid ancestors (e.g., obtaining food, avoiding predators) - domestication (what is it and how is it beneficial), research, coping with the natural environment, pest control, conservation and welfare, curiosity about the natural world - understand the terms anecdotal, anthropomorphic, and teleological - understand Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and why it is important for the study of animal behaviour -> requirements needed for natural selection to occur.