True or False? Chicks can cheep from inside the egg.
True!
True or False: Gorillas can learn up to 1000 signs to communicate with humans
True!
Asiatic wild dogs communicate through whistling - True or False?
True, they organise their hunting by whistling at each other
Parrots like video-calling each other - True or False?
True, a recent study with 18 parrots showed that they respond to each other on video calls
Bees use buzzing sounds to communicate the location of pollen and nectar - True or False?
False! They do a complicated dance
Cats miaow at other cats. True or False?
False! Cats reserve miaowing for humans. They communicate with other cats through body language and hissing.
Beetles use a form of morse code to communicate. True or False?
True, the death-watch beetle uses a system not unlike Morse code. It raps its head along the top of the tunnel, producing echoes to deliver a message.
Give three examples of ways animals communicate visually
Teacher judges, examples include: change in skin colouring, dance, gestures and trying to look bigger than one is.
Parrots can learn human words from other parrots. True or False?
True!
True or False? Whales and dolphins develop regional accents (like Scottish or Andalúz)
True!
Give three reasons why animals communicate
Teacher judges, examples may include: to establish dominance, to attract mates, for self-defence, to care for their young, to coordinate group behaviour, etc
Name the words for five animal sounds (birds included)