1. Animal
Behavior

2. Survival Behavior order to stay alive: Obtain food
-animals must do many things in
order to stay alive:
Obtain food
-animals have different methods of
obtaining food
-depends on their environment
-adapted to get food using the least
amount of energy
Avoid being eaten
-predators eat other animals
-prey are hunted & eaten by predators
-many animals have developed ways to
prevent becoming prey

3. Hiding out
-camouflage-blending in with surroundings-
helps animals to avoid being
seen by predators
Defense mechanisms
-some animals have built-in defenses
EX: horns or spines, stingers,
chemical sprays, & poisons
Danger!
-not all animals defenses
are visible
-use warning coloration to warn predators
about the danger of attacking them

4. Marking Territory Competition
-members of the same species might compete for food or mates
-some animals claim their territory
-territory is an area that is occupied by one animal or by a group
of animals
-do not allow other members of the species to enter
-use their territories for mating, raising young, and finding food

5. Courtship -animals need mates to reproduce
-reproduction essential for survival
-have special behaviors, called courtship, that help
them find a mate

6. Why act that way?
-survival behaviors and other behaviors not dependent upon
learning or experience called innate behavior
-innate behaviors are genetic and may be evident at birth, or take
months or years to develop
-behaviors that have been modified or learned from experience
or observation called learned behavior
-nearly all animals can, and do, learn
INNATE BEHAVIOR
LEARNED BEHAVIOR

7. Seasonal Behavior
-animals must deal with the harsh conditions of winter
*bitter cold
*lack of food
-travel to different places
-collect and store food
-burrow into the ground
*Travel - many animals migrate
to escape harsh conditions,
find food/water, or
reproduce in a safe
environment

8. *Slowing down – can help animals deal with food and
water shortages
hibernation
-period of inactivity and decreased body temperature
used by some animals during winter
-survive on stored body fat
-lowered
*temperature
*breathing
*heart rate
estivation
-similar to hibernation
-experienced during the hottest part
of the summer

9. Rhythm of Life -animals have and internal calendar called a
biological clock
-tells them when to migrate, store food, etc.
-keep track of and control lots of different cycles
EX: when to eat, sleep, and wake up daily cycles
-these cycles called
circadian rhythms

10. Finding Their Way -animals use landmarks, the sun, the stars,
smell, and even the earth's magnetic field to
help guide them
bats use echolocation,
a type of sonar, to find
their way around