Through this slide, you will see how animal communicate with each other, and you will see that each kind of animal has a different way to communicate, which makes animal communication become diversity and very interesting for people to study.

1. HELLO
EVERYBODY!
Group 3H

2. Animal Communication
Presented by:
Đỗ Minh Hoàng
Lê Thị Hòa
Hoàng Thị Khánh Hòa

3. OBJECTIVES
• To understand how animals communicate
• To shorten the relationship between human &
animals

4. • Visual
• Auditory
• Chemical
• Touch
OUTLINE

5. Visual Communication
Badges
Displays

6. Visual Communication
Badges

7. Displays
- Behaviors
- Gestures
- Tail-posture (cats, dogs)
Visual Communication

8. Visual Communication
Displays

9. Auditory communication
• Means hearing
• Describes sounds animals use to talk to each other
• Lasts for short time: a good form of communication
• Change the volume of sounds: adaptable signal
•Dolphins
•Birds

10. Auditory Communication
DOLPHINS
 high- pitched sounds
 whistles

11. Auditory Communication
DOLPHINS
Whistles:
-Coordinate group
hunting
-Make feeding easier

12. Auditory Communication
DOLPHINS

13. - important when traveling in groups – keep in touch with friends or
family members
- Each dolphin: a slightly different vocal
pitch-> allows understanding which the
others speak
Auditory Communication
DOLPHINS

14. Auditory Communication
• Carry beyond where birds can see
-> great form of communication
• Draw on a repertoire or variety of
sounds -> meaning delivery
Birds

15. • 2 main groups of typical sounds:
- Relatively long or elaborate
songs: attract mate + declare
territorical boundaries
- Briefer calls: identify family
members + announce presence of
predator + convey info about
food
Auditory Communication
Birds

16. Chemical
Communication
• one of the most primitive and basic methods of animal
communication
• purposes: mark territory, attract mate, or warn off potential enemies
 Ants
Coyotes

17. Ants
• Communicate by a special language: smell
Chemical Communication

18. • Release a type of chemical:
pheromones
• Smell pheromones: follow
the scent trail to food,
protect their young
Chemical Communication
Ants

19. Chemical
Communication
 Ants
Coyotes

20. Coyotes
• Use urine: mark
boundaries of territories
• Identify genders
Chemical Communication
• Live in family groups- territorical; together defend home range

21. Chemical Communication
• Warn: they are on other’s boundary-> if they
don’t want to have a war: go far away this area.
Coyotes

22. Touch
Communication
 MONKEYS
 ELEPHANTS
•Describes how animals communicate through touch
•Used in different ways-> send messages between animals

23. Hug
Kiss
Meeting
Touch Communication
MonkeysYawn: tired or angry

24. • Cover eyes: sad
Touch Communication
Monkeys
• Groom each other:
express affection &
make peace

25. Touch
Communication
• Monkeys
• Elephants

26. • Angry : ears-spreading
hold head above shoulders
Touch Communication
Elephants

27. Carefulness: wrap
trunks
Touch Communication
Elephants
Entwine trunks:
show affection

28. • Visual: geckos (badges), cats and
dogs (displays)
• Auditory: dolphins, birds
• Chemical: ants, coyotes
• Touch: monkeys, elephants
Outline

29. References
• en.m.wikipedia.org
• www.factmonster.com
• www.animaltalk.net
• sciencenetlinks.com

30. Thanks For Watching

31. Q & A