Animal Communication – Animal Behavior Study Guide, Key Concepts and Communication
Systems Overview
It _____ sometimes said that animals use language. - ANS ✔✔is
Certainly some animal species have
developed amazingly sophisticated ways of communicating with ______ another. - ANS ✔✔one
But there are huge differences between the ways animals communicate and the ways human
beings
do. When animals make a sound, such_____ a bark or a call, - ANS ✔✔as
it is in reaction to ________is happening around them. - ANS ✔✔what
An alarm call means they are frightened. A hunger call means they want food. Animals, though,
cannot make a call meaning 'I was scared yesterday' or 'I'll be hungry tomorrow'. Only human
beings are capable _______ doing this. - ANS ✔✔of
Zoologists have had some success in teaching human language to animals. _______ some
famous experiments, - ANS ✔✔In
chimpanzees have ______ taught to use their hands to give information
on a range of things. - ANS ✔✔been
Some animals have even managed to put signs together in ________ to make simple sentences.
- ANS ✔✔order
However, getting them to do this takes a huge ______ of training. - ANS ✔✔amount
Systems Overview
It _____ sometimes said that animals use language. - ANS ✔✔is
Certainly some animal species have
developed amazingly sophisticated ways of communicating with ______ another. - ANS ✔✔one
But there are huge differences between the ways animals communicate and the ways human
beings
do. When animals make a sound, such_____ a bark or a call, - ANS ✔✔as
it is in reaction to ________is happening around them. - ANS ✔✔what
An alarm call means they are frightened. A hunger call means they want food. Animals, though,
cannot make a call meaning 'I was scared yesterday' or 'I'll be hungry tomorrow'. Only human
beings are capable _______ doing this. - ANS ✔✔of
Zoologists have had some success in teaching human language to animals. _______ some
famous experiments, - ANS ✔✔In
chimpanzees have ______ taught to use their hands to give information
on a range of things. - ANS ✔✔been
Some animals have even managed to put signs together in ________ to make simple sentences.
- ANS ✔✔order
However, getting them to do this takes a huge ______ of training. - ANS ✔✔amount
