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Animal Communication

Animal Communication. Auditory (Sound). Beaver – tail slapping in water when alarmed Kangaroo Rat – foot drumming (establish territories, identify neighbors, mating status) Foot Drumming of Kangaroo Rat Owl – hooting Ultrasonic/Infrasonic sounds Bats, whales, elephants, crocodiles. Visual.

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Animal Communication

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  1. Animal Communication

  2. Auditory (Sound) • Beaver – tail slapping in water when alarmed • Kangaroo Rat – foot drumming (establish territories, identify neighbors, mating status) • Foot Drumming of Kangaroo Rat • Owl – hooting • Ultrasonic/Infrasonic sounds • Bats, whales, elephants, crocodiles

  3. Visual • Courtship Dances • Ex. Clark’s Grebes Mating Dance • Ex. Andean Flamingo Courtship Dancing • Fireflies • Aposematic Coloration • Bees • Dance for food location (Waggle Dance)

  4. Olfactory (Smell) • Skunk – Warning (Spraying Video) • Hyena – Paste (Pasting Video) • Dogs – Urinate • Pheromones – chemical signals (subconscious) • Ants, Bees, Moths

  5. Tactile (Touch) • Nuzzling – affection, in wolves used to show submission to higher ranking wolves • Licking - greeting • Grooming

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