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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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Page 1: Animal Communication

Animal Communica

tion

Page 2: 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

Page 3: Animal Communication

Visual Courtship Dances

Ex. Clark’s Grebes Mating Dance Ex. Andean Flamingo Courtship Dancing

Fireflies Aposematic Coloration Bees

Dance for food location (Waggle Dance)

Page 4: Animal Communication

Olfactory (Smell) Skunk – Warning (Spraying Video) Hyena – Paste (Pasting Video) Dogs – Urinate Pheromones – chemical signals

(subconscious) Ants, Bees, Moths

Page 5: Animal Communication

Tactile (Touch) Nuzzling – affection, in wolves used to show

submission to higher ranking wolves

Licking - greeting Grooming