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Page 1: 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

Warm up – Name some behaviors that you see in the pictures above.

Page 2: 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

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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”

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ALL BEHAVIORS HELPS THE ANIMALS TO SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE!

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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)

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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.