1. Animal Behavior

2. Animal Behavior
Behavior: anything an animal does in response to a stimulus in its environment

3. Innate Behavior Inherited behavior Uses hormones or nervous system
Examples
Reflex- simplest innate behavior
No conscience control

4. Innate Behavior
Examples
Instinct- complex pattern of innate behaviors

5. Instinctive Behaviors
spider courtship dance
bird of paradise-courtship
Courtship- behaviors males and females carry out before mating
Sounds, visual displays, dances, chemical signals

6. Instinctive Behaviors
Territoriality- defense of a physical space, territory
Against other members of the same species
Reduces aggression-threat or harm to another animal
Against other species- may include aggression
Songs, calls, intimidation, marking territory, attack, chase

7. Territoriality
bashing-bison.
Animal Territory

8. Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Circadian rhythm – 24 hour cycle of behavior
52.2 Circadian Rythm
plant circadian rhythm to fight insects

9. Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
-wildebeest-migration
Migration- seasonal or periodic movement of animals in response to changes in climate or food availability, or to ensure reproduction.

10. Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Hibernation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through cold winter

11. Cycles of Instinctive Behaviors
Estivation- state of reduced metabolism as animals sleep through hot summer

12. Learned Behavior
Learned Behavior-behavior that changes through practice or experience
Habituation
Animal is given stimulus without punishment or reward
Leads to lack of response
Gets “used to”

13. Learned Behavior Imprinting
Duck imprinting on Dog
Imprinting
Attachment to an object during a certain time in an animals life

14. Learned Behavior Trial and Error
Learning where animal is rewarded for a particular response

15. Learned Behavior Conditioning
Learning in which an animal connects a stimulus with a certain behavior
Learning by association
Pavlov’s dogs

16. Pavlov’s dogs

17. Learned Behavior Insight
Animal uses its experience to respond to something new
Problem solving
Youtube: Chimp Problem Solving
Youtube: Chimp Cooperation

18. Communication
Exchange of information that results in a change in behavior
Sounds, body movements, facial expressions, chemicals
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