Explanations of animal behaviour fall into two classes. These are
A) ultimate explanations and functional explanations.
B) functional explanations and proximate explanations.
C) causative explanations and ultimate explanations.
D) proximate explanations and ultimate explanations.
E) causative explanations and functional explanations.

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Explanations of animal behavior are broadly categorized into proximate explanations, which deal with the immediate causes and mechanisms of behavior (how it happens), and ultimate explanations, which address the evolutionary reasons behind a behavior (why it happens).

Explanations of Animal Behaviour Fall into Two Classes