Inherited Behaviors of Animals

1. Inherited Behaviors of Animals Lesson 55

2. An animal taking care of its young is an inherited behavior.

3. Cooperation is an inherited behavior of some animals. Cooperation means working together for the same purpose.

4. Elephants live together in herds. They cooperate to protect their young.

5. Herd members can protect one another.

6. Living in a herd can confuse predators.

7. Prairie dogs cooperate to watch for danger.

8. Emperor Penguins cooperate by huddling together to stay warm.

9. Wolves cooperate by hunting in a pack.

10. Both lions and dolphins cooperate by hunting in groups.

11. Hibernation is an inherited behavior of some animals.

12. Hibernation allows an animal to survive in a cold climate when there is little food in its habitat. In winter, ladybird beetles hibernate in dry, protected places.

13. Chipmunks hibernate in burrows or dens.

14. Brown bears hibernate in protected areas called dens. During hibernation, an animal’s body enters an inactive state that resembles a deep sleep.

15. Some frogs hibernate in the mud of ponds.

16. Wood Frog Spring Peeper Some frogs can survive freezing when they hibernate.

17. Migration is an inherited behavior of some animals.

18. Migration is the seasonal movement of a population of animals from one habitat to another.

19. Geese migrate by flying.

20. Caribou migrate to find food.

21. Monarch butterflies migrate to breeding grounds.

22. Whales migrate to breed and find food.

23. Wildebeests and zebras migrate to find water and grass in the dry season.