AS4 ENG 103 – LANGUAGE CULTURE AND SOCIETY

BSED 2B
Name: Casiano, Princess Krizzle M.
Section: BSED 2B

ACTIVITY 1: ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

Supply information as to how the ff. animals/insects communicate with each
other or with other creatures.

ANIMAL/INSECT How they communicate

1. Fireflies  Fireflies talk to each other with light.
They use flash of light to signal.
2. Cats  Cats communicate with each other as
well as to humans through meowing,
purring, hissing and with their bodies
and behavior.
3. Dogs  Dogs communicate with each other as
well as to humans through barks,
growls, howls, whimpers, pants, and
sighs. They also communicate via
gustatory communication, utilizing
scent and pheromones.
4. Baboons  Baboons communicate with each other
primarily through body gestures and
facial expressions. The most noticeable
facial expression is an open-mouth
threat where the baboon bares their
canine teeth. In response to aggressive
facial expressions and body gestures,
other baboons usually exhibit
submissive gestures.
5. Ants  Ants communicate with each other
using chirping sounds called
stridulating. They also communicate
using signals with their legs and use
their antennae to sense different
chemicals that other ants lay on the
ground called pheromones.
6. Cobras  Snakes use their vomeronasal system
to track prey, smell approaching
predators, and to communicate with
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other snakes by collecting the chemical
cues that they emit.
7. Horses  One of the common horse
communication methods is the use of
body language. Horses pass on
information by using their large ears.
They also make use of their vocal
repertoire like squeals, snorts, blows,
and neighs to connect with each other.
8. Skunks  Skunks use scent marking to
communicate presence and
reproductive state to other skunks.
They also communicate visually, by
raising their fur and changing posture.
They also hiss, screech, churr, growl,
twitter, and make a cooing sound in
social encounters or when alarmed.
9. Bears  Bears often communicate with each
other by marking trees with their scent.

Brown bears communicate

primarily through smells and sounds.
Brown bears can be heard making
moaning noises sometimes while they
are foraging. They scratch and rub on
trees and other landmarks to let other
bears know the boundaries of their
territory.
10. Bees  Honey bees produce various odor cues
called pheromones to communicate
with one another. Each type of
pheromone has a different purpose and
conveys a different message. For
example, worker bees release a
pheromone when they use their stinger.
The queen also produces vital
pheromones for the hive.
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ACTIVITY 2: MAKING SENSE
On your answer in page 1, answer the question below.
1. Do you think animals communicate with humans? How?

I do think that animals communicate with humans. Although they

do not speak the human language instead, they communicate
through their body language. Also, through the sounds that they
can produce. For instance, a dog wants to play with its human
friend. The dog will wag its tail and bark to indicate that he wants
to play. Sometimes they would roll over and stick their tongue out.

ACTIVITY 3: TYPES OF ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

Complete the table below,

Communication Type Description Example

 Chemical Communication
 Auditory Communication
 Visual Communication
Animals often use For example, when a
chemical rabbit leaves a scent to
communication to mark convey a message to
territory. They leave another rabbit, the scent is
pheromones, or chemical a pheromone.
marks behind. Some
animals leave scent posts
to mark their territory.
Claw marks are a visual
sign, but can also be a
chemical one.
Auditory communication For example, the rattle or
is the sound an animal hiss of a rattlesnake. They
makes. They sound may use sounds to
be one that comes from communicate warnings,
the animal, or it may be attract mates, signal other
a sound an animal birds to flock together, and
makes when it interacts for other important
with an object. purposes.
Visual communication For instance, chimpanzees
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involves signals that can communicate a threat by
be seen. Examples of raising their arms,
these signals include slapping the ground, or
gestures, facial staring directly at another
expressions, body chimpanzee.
postures, and coloration.
 Tactile Communication Tactile communication For instance, monkeys and
involves touching and is apes pick bugs off each
the most common form of other for grooming
animal communication. purposes and to display
It is seen in social affection.
behaviors such as social
bonding, infant care,
grooming, mating, and to
show dominance.