Animal Adaptations

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What is learned behavior in animals?

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Learned behavior is when animals learn how to do things by watching and copying others, like a cub learning to hunt by watching its mother.

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What are physical adaptations?

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Physical adaptations are changes in an animal's body that help it survive in its environment, like camouflage or mimicry.

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What is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

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An example of a behavioral adaptation is when an opossum plays dead to avoid danger.

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What does it mean when an animal hibernates?

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Hibernation is when animals go into a deep sleep during winter, slowing down their bodies to save energy.

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What is mimicry in animals?

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Mimicry is when one animal looks like another to avoid being eaten or to catch prey.

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What is camouflage?

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Camouflage is when an animal's color or pattern helps it blend in with its surroundings to hide from predators.

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What is a structural adaptation?

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A structural adaptation is a physical feature of an animal's body that helps it survive, like a bird's beak shape.

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What is migration?

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Migration is when animals move from one place to another, often to find food or a better climate.

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What is an instinctive behavior?

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Instinctive behavior is something animals are born knowing how to do, like a baby turtle moving towards the ocean.

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What is an example of a learned behavior?

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An example of a learned behavior is a dog learning to sit by following commands from its owner.