Lesson 4: Homing, Navigation, and Migration

Homing

The ability of an animal to return to its home location after travelling away from it

Breeding site

A specific location where animals reproduce and raise their young.

Topographical Memory

The ability to find way, follow routes, and recognize familiar places.

Magnetic Navigation

A way to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field.

Celestial Navigation

A method of navigation using the sun, moon, and stars to determine position on Earth.

Migration

The regular, mass movement of organisms of the same species, usually on a seasonal basis and typically to a predetermined location.

Behaviour

Anything an animal does in response to an environmental stimulus.

Innate Behaviour

Behaviours that are inherited and automatic responses, not learned.

Navigation

The process of using environmental cues to find a desired location or stay on a desired course.

Learned Behaviour

Behaviours developed through practice, experimentation, or observation.

Territory

A defined area that contains an organism’s home base/nest and necessary resources that is defended from individuals of the same species.

Cycle

A repeating series of events that returns to the starting point.

Environmental Conditions

External factors that affect how organisms grow, develop, and survive.

Environmental Cues

Signals from the environment that influence how organisms develop and behave.

External Cues

Signals from the environment that influence thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

Internal Cues

Signals from inside the body that help an organism respond to changes and stay balanced.

Explain the behaviour of Navigation

It is an innate behaviour which can be refined by experience and learning