Task 1:  Animal Behavior

     1.  To complete this task, you will first create an Animal Behavior Inventory (a list of all observed behaviors).  Observe your animal by webcam for 10-15 minutes.  Record all the behaviors exhibited by the animal.  Record the name of the animal, date, location and times when the behaviors were recorded.  Create a code for each behavior that you will use to sample behaviors on a data sheet.  (See the sample Animal Behavior Inventory)  You may need to conduct several observation sessions to get a complete inventory of all behaviors in the species' repertoire.

2.   Next, sample animal behaviors while observing your species of choice via a webcam.  Follow the directions at the top of the document titled "Animal Behavior Data Sheet" linked below.

     3.  Create a histogram (bar graph) of your data.  Graph the total time the animal exhibited each behavior.  

     4.  Write a summary of the behaviors observed by the animal.  

Animal Behavior Inventory sample: 

Animal Behavior Inventory Sheet

Animal Behavior Data Sheet

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