Animal Communicati on
Animal Communication
Feb 24, 2016
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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Animal Communica
tion
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 Courtship Dances
Ex. Clark’s Grebes Mating Dance Ex. Andean Flamingo Courtship Dancing
Fireflies Aposematic Coloration Bees
Dance for food location (Waggle Dance)
Olfactory (Smell) Skunk – Warning (Spraying Video) Hyena – Paste (Pasting Video) Dogs – Urinate Pheromones – chemical signals
(subconscious) Ants, Bees, Moths
Tactile (Touch) Nuzzling – affection, in wolves used to show
submission to higher ranking wolves
Licking - greeting Grooming
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