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Animals running from enemies, searching for food, battling for territory, and building homes are all activities known as behavior.
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Behaviors are either innate or learned
Behaviors are either innate or learned. An innate behavior is an inherited behavior that does not depend on the environment or experience.
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Examples of innate behavior:
Bees can fly Puppies can chew Newborn whales can swim (soon) Humans walking (later)
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Examples of learned behavior:
Humans speaking in English Dog shaking hands on demand
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Animals also have behaviors that help them survive
Animals also have behaviors that help them survive. Examples of survival behavior are FINDING FOOD, MARKING TERRITORY, DEFENSIVE ACTION, COURTSHIP, and PARENTING.
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Survival Behavior: Finding Food Predator-Prey Relationship
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Survival Behavior: Marking Territory
A territory is an area that is occupied by one animal. (Ex: Birds Singing)
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Survival Behavior: Defensive Action
Animals can blend in with their environment or have the ability to run fast to survive.
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Survival Behavior: Courtship
This is where the animals find a mate. Ex: The male bird will show off his bright red chest to show he is a healthy mate.
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Survival Behavior: Parenting
The parent animals teach and feed the young.
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Animals also have seasonal behaviors like migration, hibernation, estivation, and circadian rhythms.
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Seasonal Behavior: Migration
Migration is traveling from one place to another.
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Hibernation and Estivation
Seasonal Behavior: Hibernation and Estivation Hibernation is a period of inactivity in winter and decreased body temperature. Estivation is a reduction in activity in the summer.
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Seasonal Behavior: Circadian Rhythms—daily cycles
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