Beavers – The Dam Builders
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
There are two living species of beavers, the Eurasian, Castor fiber and the North American, Castor canadensis. Beavers belong to the mammalian family Casto Read more ..read more
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KEA – The predatory parrot
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
The kea (Nestor notabilis) is a parrot-like bird of family Strigopidae, which is about the size of a hen and occurs in the alpine regions of New Zealand. T Read more ..read more
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Methods Of Studying Animal Behaviour
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
Ethology is the study of animal behaviour to find out natural responses of animals to various environmental stimuli. Some studies are also done in laborato Read more ..read more
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Biological Rhythms – Chronobiology
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
Biological rhythms are self –sustaining natural cycles of animal life history which maintain themselves regardless of the environmental factors. All anim Read more ..read more
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Kinship, Selfishness And Altruism
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
There are four possible types of interactions among individuals living together in a population. First, cooperation or mutualism, in which both the partici Read more ..read more
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Orientation, Navigation and Homing in Animals
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
Orientation is the position of the animal with reference to gravity or resource. This is the position the animal maintains in order to reach the resource. Read more ..read more
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Courtship Behaviour in Animals
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
Courtship is a social behaviour in which there is an interaction between the male and female members of a species leading to mating and reproduction. Court Read more ..read more
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Social Life In Primates
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
Primates were not social animals when they evolved from the primitive insectivore ancestor in Palaeocene epoch. However, gradually primates became gregario Read more ..read more
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Social Organisation In Insects
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
  In insects social life has evolved only in two orders, namely, Isoptera (termites) and Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants) which make a nest and live in Read more ..read more
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Crypsis (Deception In Predator-Prey Interaction)
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by Dr. Girish Chandra
4y ago
In nature predator and prey have evolved together for millions of years. Prey must deceive the predator in order to escape getting killed, while the predat Read more ..read more
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