Animal Behavior Behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment Warm up – Name some behaviors that you see in the pictures above.

Behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment Animal Behavior Behavior – the way an organism acts toward its environment

Staying Alive! The Name of The Game is: Organisms aren’t like humans and have to worry about being eaten as part of the food chain!

Behavior that is based on instinct – it is not learned Word Definition Picture Behavior that is based on instinct – it is not learned 1. Innate Behavior Example -kittiwakes – birds live on ledges, the chicks don’t move

Behavior that is not instinct – the animal has to learn it Word Definition Picture Behavior that is not instinct – the animal has to learn it 2. Learned Behavior

Word Definition Picture interactions among organisms of the same species 3. Social behavior - Caring for young, protecting each other - Help with survival of the species

Word Definition Picture defending a territory from members of the same species 4. Territorial Behavior - for feeding, mating, and raising young Examples: walruses will fight for territory to mate

Word Definition Picture a forceful act used to dominate or control another animal 5. Aggression

Word Definition Picture behavior that animals perform before mating; usually to attract a mate 6. Courtship behavior Examples: Male peacock will display colorful feathers Male wolf spiders “dance”

ALL BEHAVIORS HELPS THE ANIMALS TO SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE!

“I dig down into the mud in a nice pond to spend my winters!” Many animals have to deal with the winter cold and lack of food during that time. They do so by a variety of methods! Monarch Butterflies fly to Mexico every year by the millions! “I dig down into the mud in a nice pond to spend my winters!”

Word Definition Picture A time of reduced activity during the winter to avoid the cold weather and limited food 7. Hibernation

Word Definition Picture Traveling from one place to another (example: birds migrate south for the winter) 8. Migration To find food or reproduce in a better environment

Exit slip QUESTIONS What types of behaviors help out wolves that are living in a pack? (there can be more than one!) Compare and contrast migration to hibernation? What is aggression? Give an example of this in the animal world.