Warm Up #4 What is happening in this picture?

Animal Behavior and reproduction Lesson 2: Interacting with Others

Essential Questions How do animals communicate? How do animals interact in societies?

Communication Animals communicate for protection, locating other members of their groups, warning others of danger, and finding mates They use sounds, lights, chemicals, and body language Communicate with those in same species and with different species

A line of ants activity What is occurring in these pictures?

Communication - sound Different sounds are used for different things – excitement, play, warning of danger, attract mates, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xneiSfKk0Lo Write down when this plays what you think is the animal making that noise.

Communication - light Bioluminescence – the ability of certain living things to give off light Chemical reactions in the animal’s body produce the light Why do you think most animals that use bioluminescence live in the ocean? https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/bioluminescentocean/

Communication - chemicals Pheromone – a chemical that is produced by 1 animal and influences the behavior of another animal of the same species Signals the presence of danger, food, mates, or even communicates the borders of a territory

Communication – body language Communicates excitement, aggression, and other moods by facial expressions Can make it easier for an animal to communicate with other members of its species or other species

Communication – body language What moods do people communicate with body language? How do people communicate with one another?

Warm up #5 What are some behaviors that you have seen that have occurred in an animal society?

Societies and behaviors Society – a group of animals of the same species living and working together in an organized way Sometimes highly structured with specific roles for members Sometimes less highly structured with members doing multiple roles Sometimes only come together for breeding or migration

Territorial behaviors Territory – an area set up by animals for feeding, mating, and raising you Identified by noises, physical changes, or marking the area Aggression – a forceful behavior used to dominate or control another animal When fight same species usually not trying to cause serious harm

courtship Specialized behaviors that help them find and attract a mate Release pheromones to attract males Using mating songs Bring gifts of food to female Build elaborate nests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTwT1-TpFhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWfyw51DQfU