Animal communication
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Animal communication is the transfer of information from one or a group of animals to one or more other animals that affects the current or future behavior of the receivers. Information may be sent in
Head of a herring gull showing the red spot used in parent-chick communication.
Blue-and-yellow macaw blushing.
Two killer whales navigating around a seal (prey).
Bird calls can serve as alarms or keep members of a flock in contact, while the longer and more complex bird songs are associated with courtship and mating.
Courtship display
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A courtship display is a set of display behaviors in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a mate; the mate exercises choice, so sexual selection acts on the display. These behaviors of
Animal communication
…more other animals (receiver or receivers) that affects the current or future behavior of the receivers. Information may be sent intentionally, as in a courtship display, or unintentionally, as in the transfer of scent from the predator to prey with kairomones. Information may be transferred to an "audience" of several…
Male blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra, courting a female
Male peacock spider, Maratus volans, courtship display
A male satin bowerbird makes and uses a bower to attract potential mates.
Bosc's fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus love bite