animal behavior behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment warm up – name some...
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Animal Behavior
• Behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment
Warm up – Name some behaviors that you see in the pictures above.
Animal Behavior
Behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment
The Name of The Game is:
Organisms aren’t like humans and have to worry about being eaten as part of the food chain!
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1. Innate Behavior
Behavior that is based on
instinct – it is not learned
Example -kittiwakes – birds live on ledges, the chicks don’t move
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2. Learned Behavior
Behavior that is not instinct –
the animal has to learn it
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3. Social behavior
interactions among organisms of the same species - Caring for young,
protecting each other
- Help with survival of the species
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4. Territorial Behavior
defending a territory from members of the same species
- for feeding, mating, and raising young
Examples: walruses will fight for territory to mate
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5. Aggression
a forceful act used to dominate or control another animal
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6. Courtship behavior
behavior that animals perform before mating; usually to attract a mate
Examples: Male peacock will display colorful feathers
Male wolf spiders “dance”
ALL BEHAVIORS HELPS THE ANIMALS TO SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE!
Many animals have to deal with the winter cold and lack of food during that time. They do so by a variety of methods!
“I dig down into the mud in a nice pond to spend my winters!”
Monarch Butterflies fly to Mexico every year by the millions!
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7. Hibernation
A time of reduced activity during the winter to avoid the cold weather and limited food
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8. Migration
To find food or reproduce in a better environment
Traveling from one place to
another (example: birds migrate south for the winter)
Exit slip QUESTIONS
1. What types of behaviors help out wolves that are living in a pack? (there can be more than one!)
2. Compare and contrast migration to hibernation?
3. What is aggression? Give an example of this in the animal world.