1. Name twothings animals will defend if they think something or someone is a threat.
2. Describe something that wild animals might do when they see a human.
3. Give two examples of otter behaviors that Erika might record in her ethogram.
4. How will Erika’s ethogram help the otter population at the National Zoo?
5. Explain how parent penguins take turns taking care of their young.
6. What is the difference in the migration pattern between butterflies that live west of the Rocky Mountains and butterflies that live east of the Rocky Mountains?
7. Do you think it is possible to write an ethogram for butterfly migration? Why or why not?
8. Why do you think the article has more than one scientist discuss their observations of polar bear behavior?
9. What makes social behavior of mammals different from other types of animals?
10. You are hiking in the woods and observe two wolves. Wolf A is lying on its back and wolf B is standing up, with its tail and ears up What should you conclude?
11. Describe how the male spider courts the female.
12. How is the courting of the Banggai Cardinal Fish different from the spiders we observed on the previous page?
13. How does being cute help a baby survive?
14. Describe how a mother killdeer sometimes protects her nest.
15. How is technology helping Seirian Sumner study wasps?
16. How can orangutans help scientists answer questions about thinking in species other than humans?