animal behavior
- 2. TERMS TO KNOW Instinct – (reflexes and responses) what the animal has at birth. Ex. Nursing, searching for food. Habituation – learning to respond without thinking, response to certain stimulus is established as a result of habituation. Conditioning – learning to respond in a particular way to a stimulus as a result of reinforcement when the proper response is made.
- 3. TERMS TO KNOW Reinforcement – a reward for making the proper response. Reasoning – the ability to respond correctly to a stimulus the first time that a new situation is presented. Intelligence – the ability to learn to adjust successfully to certain situations. Both short-term and long-term memory are part of intelligence.
- 4. MAJOR TYPES OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Sexual Maternal Communicative Social Feeding Eliminative Shelter- Seeking
- 5. SEXUAL BEHAVIOR Useful in implementing breeding programs Examples of Sexual Behavior o Animals sexuality instinctive and simple response to the right stimulation(sight,scent). o Many animals species have specific mating or breeding seasons. o Some males animals dominate sexually by sheer force and size. o Sexual cannibalism
- 8. Typical muscovy duck intercourse,the male immobilises the female
- 11. COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIOR When some type of information is exchanged between individual and animals Examples of Communicative Behavior o Distress Calls – Lambs bleat, calves bawl, pigs squeal,wolf howl and chicks chirp o A cat marks to warn other animals to stay away o Farm animals respond to calls or whistles of the producer o Bulls bellow deeply to communicate aggressive behavior
- 12. WOLF HOWLING
- 13. CAT MIAOW
- 15. PIGS SQUAELING
- 16. MATERNAL BEHAVIOR Females taking care of newborn and young animals Examples of Maternal Behavior o Mothers clean young by licking them o Mothers fight off intruders o Become aggressive in protecting they young after birth
- 18. A mother animal taking care of her child.
- 19. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Includes “fight or flight” and aggressive and passive behaviors between animals Includes interactions with other animals, humans and behavior during handling and restraint Examples of Social Behavior o Animals living together o Animals use pheromones to attract the opposite sex and in sex recognition in many species. o Many animals defend a territory o Dominance hierarchy of animals.
- 20. Male siberian tigers fighting each other
- 23. FEEDING BEHAVIOR Exhibited by animals when eating and drinking (Ingestive Behavior) oThe ability of animals to eat a variety of foods o Some animals obtaining nutrients by eating all of an organism. o The animals obtaining nutrients by consuming other organisms fluids. o Some animals exhibit hoarding and catching behavior in which they store or hide.
- 24. A mosquito drinking blood from a human
- 25. A rosy boa eating a mouse whole.
- 26. A red kangaroo eating grass.
- 27. A frog eating insect
- 28. Black bears have learned to choose minivans as targets for raiding food! (Nat. Geo)
- 30. ELIMINATIVE BEHAVIOR Elimination of feces and urine Examples of Eliminative Behavior o Cattle, sheep, horses, goats and chickens eliminate feces & urine indiscriminately o Hogs eliminate feces in definite areas of a pasture or pen o Cattle, sheep, goats and swine defecate while standing or walking, urinate while standing, but not walking o Cattle defecate 12-18 times/day, urinate 7-11 times/day o Horses defecate 5-12 times/day, urinate 7-11 times/day o Animals defecate & urinate more when stressed or excited o Animals loose 3% of their live weight when transported to & from market points (Shrink)
- 31. SHELTER-SEEKING BEHAVIOR Examples of Shelter-Seeking Behavior o Animals crowd together in snow and cold winds o Animals seek shelter of trees when it rain o In extreme situations, animals pile up to the extent that some get smothered
- 33. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING MAY GOD BLESS US ALL IMEE ALCAYDE AND GEMMA D.APA-AP