Behavioral adaptations Behavioral adaptations are actions that help an animal survive.  They can be learned or instinctive. social behaviors   behaviors for protection   behavior adaptations include activities that help an animal survive.  behavior adaptations can be learned or instinctive. (a behavior an animal is born with). Social behaviours - some animals live by themselves, while other live in groups.  Behavior for protection -  An animal's behavior sometimes helps to protect the animal.  For instance the opossum plays dead.  A rabbit freezes when it thinks it has been seen. 

Pack Hunting vs. Loners Some animals benefit from helping each other by hunting in a pack.

Herding Some animals find that there is safety in numbers.

Nocturnal Some animals prefer the night!

Diurnal Active during the daytime.

Hibernation – (winter) This is a period in which an animal’s body temperature drops, body activities are slowed to conserve energy. E.g. Bats, chipmunk & bears. Hibernation- is a deep sleep in which an animal's body temperature drops to about the temperature of the environment.  Body activities, such as heartbeat and breathing are slowed causing the animal to need very little food.  Animals that hibernate are  bats  woodchucks snakes  bears. During the hibernation the animals live off of the fat that is stored in their body. 

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Estivation- (summer) A period of inactivity when animals retreat from heat or lack of water. (snake and tortoises)

Arizona– Spade-foot Toad

Building Structures

Burrowing

Some behavioral adaptations follow seasonal cycles.

Migration Animals migrate for different reasons. better climate Animals moving to another location to improve their chances of survival.  Animals migrate for different reasons.  better climate better food safe place to live safe place to raise young go back to the place they were born Migration-is the behavioral adaptation that involves an animal or group of animals moving from one region to another and then back again.  Animals migrate for different reasons.  The reasons are as follows. better climate better food safe place to live safe place to raise young go back to the place they were born.

rufuos hummingbird

Dormancy When plants drop their leaves due to harsh temperature, reduced sunlight or drought.

During fall the plants prepare for dormancy. Dormant

Deciduous – the kinds of plants that only have leaves during part of the year. Evergreens- the kinds of plants that have green leaves throughout the entire year.