Warning coloration is an example of what kind of behavior?

a. aggressive
b. predatory
c. defensive
d. learned

Answer : The correct answer is -

C. defensive.

Warning coloration can be described as a type of defensive behavior that some species have adapted so as to avoid being easily captured predators.

Species use bright colors and exhibit certain distinctive patterns that serve as a great warning to the predator, indicating that they are not the desirable preys.

Example - Frogs, which exhibit bright colors of poison arrow to warn the predators.

Thus, option C) is the right answer.

explanation:

the fossil record extends back to a dog-like ancestor some 55 million years ago, which gave rise to the first horse-like species 55 to 42 million years ago in the genus eohippus.