Abdrabo 1 Animal Behavior of Emperor Penguins The way an animal reacts to stimuli in its environment is known as animal behavior. Certain animal behaviors are genetically regulated and are claimed to be innate. Others are regulated and can be learned by the environment. Emperor penguins have many learned habits as well as instincts, just as other species do. We'll address three kinds of learned behavior in this essay; imprinting, conditioning, and auditory communication. One of the main behaviors of emperor penguins is imprinting, to begin with. Imprinting occurs when an animal species' youth form an association with the first thing they see, considering it for the rest of their lives as the parent figure. The parents help balance the chicks on their feet and keep them warm by covering them with the brood pouch when the chicks are born. The penguin males will eat nothing for the next two months and withstand the harsh arctic wind. The female penguins return and the mama is moved to the penguin chicks. They eat food that their mothers have packed in their stomachs. The parents cough up a milky form of oil and feed it to the infants. This whole process is considered as imprinting because the mother taught the chicks how to walk, she was the one who gave them food and kept them safe, and they still remembered their mother after being left with their father for a long period of time, and she still takes care of them. Secondly, for the Emperor penguins, conditioning plays an important role. An example of conditioning is when the penguins are swimming and one of them sees a predator coming, it rushes into the surface of the water as a sign to the penguins who are still in the water to come out before the predator hunts them or harms any of their children, so they all come out of the water and gather in groups to protect each other and also protect the chicks. This is considered a Abdrabo 2 classical condition because a certain event has been linked by the penguins to another event, which is the coming out from the water to the presence of a nearby predator. Finally, auditory communication is one of the most important behaviors for emperor penguins; it is communication through sound, which is considered to be the fastest and most efficient form of animal communication. By vocalizing to each other, Emperor penguins are able to recognize their partners and chicks. Penguins use displays to communicate information about nesting and information about mating. These are forms of penguin communication which are vocal and physical. To symbolize danger, fun, and the mating process, there are a variety sound. The vocalizations grow drastically during the mating season. Threat calls exist when they feel the need to protect their young ones. For mates and offspring, specific calls are also reserved. In order to protect the nesting area from predators and rituals to calm each other, they also have certain positions. In conclusion, imprinting, conditioning, and auditory communication play an important role in all animals in general and in the life of the emperor penguins, particularly because it helps them raise their chicks, defend themselves from threat, and socialize with each other. Works Cited Abdrabo 3 Tao, E. (n.d.). Penguins. Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://prezi.com/lftvhstr_uwl/penguins/?frame=1289c078f99c254f5aa9c51b1aa81b4e73d 28bdd Seaworld.org. 2020. All About Penguins - Behavior | Seaworld Parks & Entertainment. http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/penguin/behavior/
