Animal Communication:

Tactile
By:
Nour Malita Sari
Sella Safitri
Roisatul Mahfi

Touch is used in social bonding, infant care,

grooming, courtship and mating. Mutual

grooming helps to solidify and promote
bonding. Young animals initiate play through
touch and touch each other, as well as adults,
at a higher rate of incidence than do adult
animals.
Animals communicate by touch
Tactile messages can be sent quickly
It is easy to locate the sender, even in the dark
It is effective over short distances but not

around barriers

Social bonding

Infant Care

Grooming

Courtship and mating

Physical battle