Animal Communica

tion

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 Courtship Dances

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

Fireflies Aposematic Coloration Bees

Dance for food location (Waggle Dance)

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

(subconscious) Ants, Bees, Moths

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

submission to higher ranking wolves

Licking - greeting Grooming