Article: Animal communication treasure hunt

Hisssss. . . . . . hissssss; bleep . . . beep . . . . bleep; flash, flash . . . . . . flash . . . . flash. These are some of the clues given in the "Animal Communication Treasure Hunt." This activity is done as a culmination to our discussion of animal language and it successfully reinforces concepts considered in this subunit of our animal behavior study. As in any treasure hunt, students follow clues that lead them to a special treasure--donuts. But the catch here is that the clues are given in animal language] Our study of animal communication concentrates on visual, auditory and chemical messages. Nature is chock-full of examples, as every organism needs to communicate. Each form of ...

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