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.:*Animal Behavior*:. By: Michaela. .:*Why do Animals Behave as they do?*:. Behavior- consists of all the actions an animal performs Stimulus- a signal that causes an organism to react in some way Response- the reaction of the organism to stimulus. .:*Types of Behavior*:.
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.:*Animal Behavior*:. By: Michaela
.:*Why do Animals Behave as they do?*:. • Behavior- consists of all the actions an animal performs • Stimulus- a signal that causes an organism to react in some way • Response- the reaction of the organism to stimulus
.:*Types of Behavior*:. • Inherited Behaviors- passed down through genetics. • Innate Behavior- All inherited behaviors of an animal • Instinct- an inborn behavior pattern that the animal performs correctly the first time. • Instincts do not need to be learned • Learning- process that leads to change in behavior as a result of practice or experience. • Conditioned- learning associates or connects a stimulus with a good or bad event.
.:*Types of Behavior Continued*:. • Trial & Error- learning occurs through repeated practice. • Example. Learning to ride a bike! • Insight- learning occurs when a problem is solved in the mind without trial and error. • Imprinting- involves both instinct & learning and occurs when newborn animals learns to follow the first object it sees. • We discussed what if a baby chic saw a red ball rolling down the hill as the first thing it saw. The baby chic would think it’s a red ball rolling down the hill!
.:*Patterns of Behavior*:. • Aggression used to compete for limited resources. Ex. Food and Shelter • Territories- established to exclude competing members of the same species.
.:*Patterns of Behavior Continued*:. • Courtship- ensures males and females of the same species, they recognize one another and then mate. • Cooperation- as a group can have survival advantage in protection, getting food etc. • Society- a group of closely related animals of the same working together for the benefit of the whole group.
.:*Patterns of Behavior Continued*:. • Imprinting- involves both instinct & learning and occurs when newborn animals learns to follow the first object it sees. • We discussed what if a baby chic saw a red ball rolling down the hill as the first thing it saw. The baby chic would think it’s a red ball rolling down the hill!
.:*Answer*:. • The dog was showing a Conditioned Behavior. That is how the behavior is learned.
.:*Communication*:. • Communication- many different methods of animal communication. • Chemicals (pheromones) • Sounds • Body Posture • “The Bee Wiggle Dance: communicates the direction and distance to a food source for bees. • The way animals communicate between themselves is different depending on the animal.