Squirrelly Behavior
Vocabulary
- Activity Budget
- Documentation of how an animal divides its time among daily or seasonal activities.
- Behavior
- The observable actions of an animal.
- Data
- Collected information which can be quantitative (numerical) or qualitative (descriptive). Factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.
- Document
- (verb) Write, record, or photograph information so it can be used as evidence.
- Ethogram
- A list of a species’ behaviors and the actions that define them.
- Habitat
- A place providing appropriate living conditions for an organism, species, or community.
- Observe
- To gather information and direct evidence by using the senses or scientific instruments.
- Pie Chart
- A diagram in the shape of a circle, divided into triangular sections that represent specific quantities of data in percentages, adding up to 100%.
- Primate
- An order of mammals that have large brains and complex hands and feet; includes humans, apes, and monkeys.
- Social Bond
- An attachment formed between two or more animals through interactions such as playing, grooming, and sharing food.
- Species
- A group of similar organisms that can reproduce amongst themselves, with viable offspring.
- Territory
- An area in which an animal spends most of its time, which it may defend against intruders of the same species.
- Trial
- One iteration of a test or experiment.
