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How Animals Adapt to Stressful Environments
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Animals feel agitation in stressful environments which causes the release of cortisol, leading to foraging and searching for food and mates. Dopamine is released when they catch the scent of something they need, while depression and disappointment signal the suppression of dopamine to avoid repeating mistakes.

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