lesson 28.1

lesson 28.2

lesson 28.3

lesson 28.4

CHAPTER 28: Animal Behavior

28.1 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

Animal Behavior

A collection of Science News articles on the behavior of animals.

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28.2 INNATE BEHAVIOR

Homing Lobsters: Fancy navigation, for an invertibrate

This Science News article explains how lobsters always stay on the right track.

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28.3 LEARNED BEHAVIOR

The Alex Foundation

This is the home page of Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at the University of Arizona who studies the ability of grey parrots to talk and understand spoken English. The site includes links to several articles written about Alex, the first grey parrot Pepperberg trained.

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28.4 BEHAVIOR IN THE LIFE OF ANIMALS

Animal Super-Dads

The seahorse is just one of several species for whom the male is the primary caregiver. This page from the science program NOVA takes a look at the Mr. Moms of the animal world.

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Unit 7 Index

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