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Animal Behavior: Collective Behavior of Animals

This document discusses animal behavior and ethology, the scientific study of animal behavior. It focuses on the collective behavior of animals, which describes the coordinated actions of large groups of similar animals. Some examples of collective animal behavior include flocks of birds, herds of ungulates, shoals of fish, Antarctic krill swarms, dolphin groups, and flocks of locusts. Living in groups provides animals social interaction, protection from predators, more efficient foraging, and increased locomotion efficiency.

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Animal Behavior: Collective Behavior of Animals

This document discusses animal behavior and ethology, the scientific study of animal behavior. It focuses on the collective behavior of animals, which describes the coordinated actions of large groups of similar animals. Some examples of collective animal behavior include flocks of birds, herds of ungulates, shoals of fish, Antarctic krill swarms, dolphin groups, and flocks of locusts. Living in groups provides animals social interaction, protection from predators, more efficient foraging, and increased locomotion efficiency.

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ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

If we talk about animal behavior,


we have to talk about ethology

Ethology studies animal behavior


from a scientific perspective. It has
two objectives: to describe and
explain the behavior of animals.

In this case we will talk about the


collective behavior of animals

Collective behavior of animals

FEATURES EXAMPLES

What is it?

- Flocks of birds

- Social interaction - Herds of ungulates

- Protection against C. B of Animals describes the - Shoal of fish


predators coordinated behavior of large
- Antarctic Krill Swarms
- Better foraging groups of similar animals and the
- Dolphin groups
emergent properties of these
- Increased
locomotion groups. - Flocks of locusts
efficiency
- Anthill construction by ants

My opinion
It seems important to me to say
Advantages that I believe that no living being Disadvantages
is capable of living in complete
isolation, which is why it is
common for us to live in "herd" or
A disadvantage could be that
I think that living in a group in groups, we humans support each
a hierarchy order and a
has many advantages, some other to feed, dress, defend
leader must be followed.
of them may be being able ourselves and many other things. .
to protect yourself from Likewise, animals gather to hunt,
stone-throwers, foraging for feed, defend themselves,
food, etc. reproduce, etc.

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