Human VS Animal Communication

• Survival: What do vervet monkeys use to warn of danger?

  Sounds (alarm calls)
• Survival: How do rabbits communicate danger to other rabbits?

  By using visual signals. Lifting their tail, pinning ears back, and leaping
• What is the survival benefit of the signals used by rabbits?

  They increase the survival of their species
• Reproduction: What do peacocks do to attract females?

  Stretch their feathers like an umbrella
• What do mating displays in animals communicate?

  Genetic fitness
• Territory: How do rhinos communicate that an area is occupied?

  By producing 20–30 piles of dung
• Why is marking territory evolutionarily valuable for animals?

  It takes less energy than fighting
• Food: How do ants communicate the location of food?

  By leaving a pheromone trail
• What is a key feature of human communication that is not present in animal communication?

  Planning ahead and discussing future events (displacement).
• How does animal communication differ in focus compared to human communication?

  Animal communication focuses on present events
• What does the term 'displacement' refer to in human communication?

  The ability to discuss future events
• Why is human language considered an open system?

  Words can be combined in infinite ways
• What is a characteristic of animal communication systems?

  They are closed systems
• What types of channels can human language be expressed through?

  Spoken, written, sign language, and social media
• How does animal communication typically differ in channel usage compared to human communication?

  Animal communication uses single channels