Territorial Behavior

This is a picture of a dog. Dogs, although no longer wild, still display territorial behavior. Territorial behavior is the methods by which an organism, or groups of organisms, protects and separates its territory from others of its same species. Territorial boundaries can be determined by sounds, such as a bird song, or scents, such as pheromones. A dog will mark its territory and display territorial behavior in many ways, such as barking, growling, or even urinating on things.