1. Animal Behavior

2. Feeding Behaviors - Predation
Adaptations
powerful jaws for gripping prey
large, sharp canine teeth for tearing prey
powerful forelimbs for gripping/killing prey
claws for gripping prey

3. Feeding Behaviors - Predation
Adaptations
eyes oriented forward for binocular vision/depth perception
acute hearing
acute sense of smell
echolocation
heat sensors

4. Feeding Behaviors - Predation
Hunting techniques
ambush – lie in wait for prey to approach, depends on camouflage, surprise
stalk – approach with stealth, short-range attack
chase – depends on speed, surprise, endurance, or teamwork
poison/immobilize

5. Feeding Behaviors - Herbivores
Adaptations- mouthparts
a. specialized for cutting (incisors) and grinding (molars) plants
b. teeth of most herbivores grow continually.
c. rodents & grazing herbivores - large toothless gap between incisors and molars for manipulating food w/ tongue.
d. specialized bacteria in gut to digest cellulose.

6. Feeding Behaviors - Herbivores
Feeding Strategies 1. Grazing - grasses, low-growing herbs 2. Browsers – leaves, twigs, bark of woody plants

7. Feeding Behaviors - Herbivores
Feeding Strategies 3. Seed-eaters – eat seeds and nuts 4. Fruit eaters – fruit, berries

8. Feeding Behaviors - Herbivores
Defenses – herbivores are prey
eyes oriented to the side for greater field of view
acute hearing
acute sense of smell

9. Feeding Behaviors - Herbivores
Defenses – herbivores are prey
Large size
Fast, agile runners
flight
poisonous/distasteful

10. Feeding Behaviors - Omnivores
eat combination of plants and animals
Hybrid dental pattern between carnivores & herbivores

11. Feeding Behaviors - Scavengers
Eat dead animals.
larger scavengers open carcasses for smaller scavengers and break it into smaller pieces for decomposers.
Adaptations – great sense of smell