ANIMAL BEHAVIOR KINDS OF BEHAVIOR There are 4
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
KINDS OF BEHAVIOR There are 4 different types of animal behavior: 1. Innate 2. Learned 3. Survival 4. Seasonal
INNATE BEHAVIOR Innate behaviors are behaviors that are inherited and do not depend on learning or experience. • Flying in bees • Chewing by puppies • Swimming by whales
LEARNED BEHAVIORS Learned behaviors are behaviors that are learned from experience or from observing other animals. • Humans learning a language • Dogs learning commands
SURVIVAL BEHAVIOR Survival behaviors are behaviors that aid animals to stay alive. Some survival behaviors include: • Finding food (hunter or gatherer) • Marking territory (territory is an area that is occupied by one animal or by a group of animals that do not allow other members of the species to enter. )
SURVIVAL BEHAVIOR CONTINUED • Defensive actions (these are actions used to protect resources , or the animal themselves, from other animals- like growling, fighting, or distraction. • Courtship (behaviors used to find mates) • Parenting (teaching offspring- not all animals participate in this. )
SEASONAL BEHAVIOR Seasonal behaviors are behaviors that change with the season to help animals adjust to the There are 4 examples of seasonal environment. behaviors: • Migration • Slowing Down • Biological Clock • Cycles of change
MIGRATION Migration is animals traveling from one place to another depending on the season. Examples include: • Birds flying south for the winter • Monarchs flying towards Mexico for the winter.
SLOWING DOWN During slowing down behaviors animals experience a change in their metabolic rate. • Hibernation- a period of inactivity and decreased body temperature during winter. (mice, squirrels, skunks) • Estivation- a period of reduced activity during the summer. (Desert animals)
BIOLOGICAL CLOCK A biological clock is the internal control of an animal’s natural cycles. Sometimes this clock tells an animal when to start storing food for winter or when to start migration.
BIOLOGICAL CLOCK CONTINUED Circadian Rhythms are an animal’s DAILY cycles. • Time to wake up • Time to go to bed • Time to eat
CYCLES OF CHANGE It’s important to note that development of an animal is controlled by factors inside the animal. For example: • Puberty is controlled by the release of hormones • Metamorphosis is controlled by endorphins
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