human and animal communcation

Question 1

limited functions of animal communication?

Answer 1

human - complex
animal communication - limited communication

Question 2

survival?

Answer 2

vervet monkeys - specific sounds - other monkeys of the danger - alarm calls
four predators: leapords, eagles, pythons, baboons - increase survival - run,hide

Question 3

reproduction?

Answer 3

only get pregnant at certain times of year - pheramones - body language to indicate fertility - male feathers - plumage to reveal green and blue pattern - coloured feathers - healthy - more likely to be able to survive and reproduce

Question 4

terriotory

Answer 4

using scent markes - stop other animals from taking there food - rhinos spread there faeces around - avoid the area - less conflict - 20 to 30

Question 5

food?

Answer 5

pack hunting animals like whales use sound to coodinate there attack, honey bees- waggle dance - location of the food

Question 6

human communication not present in animal communication

Answer 6

greater imagination than animals - human are able to think about what they are gonna do with any predators within the future

Question 7

plan ahead?

Answer 7

were able to talk about things that are not present - plan ahead and disucss future events - meeting with friends on friday for a night out - animal - physically present - food sources - can’t talk about how likely they will be attacked by a predator

Question 8

creativity?

Answer 8

restrictions of signal usage - closed system - human’s - words combined together - loads of different sentences - animals put there signals together

Question 9

single versus multiple channels?

Answer 9

human’s expressed - range of different channels - speak language, write it down,

animals - single channnels - only able to communicate using pheromones