Animal communication

thumb|upright=1.5 |The bright colours of this granular poison frog signal a warning to [[predators of its toxicity.]] thumb|upright=1.5 |The honey badger's [[reverse countershading makes it conspicuous, honestly signalling its ability to defend itself through its aggressive temperament and its sharp teeth and claws.]]

the transfer of information from one or a group of animals (sender or senders) to one or more other animals (receiver or receivers) that affects the current or future behaviour of the receivers

particular figure-eight dance of the honey bee

layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates

method used by some animals to determine the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it

complex animal communication

hypothesis in evolutionary biology

antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species mob a predator by cooperatively attacking or harassing it, e.g. to protect offspring

Yerkish is an artificial language developed for use by non-human primates. It employs a keyboard whose keys contain lexigrams, symbols corresponding to objects or ideas.

membrane used by male anurans to vocalize

body of theoretical work examining communication between individuals

Zoosemiotics is the semiotic study of the use of signs among animals, more precisely the study of semiosis among animals, i.e. the study of how something comes to function as a sign to some animal. It is the study of animal forms of knowing.

involuntary tendency of speakers to increase their vocal effort when in loud environments

interspecies interactions between domestic dogs and domestic cats

feline means of sending or receiving information

signal made by social animals and people to warn others of danger

specific type of communication within (intraspecific) or between (interspecific) species of plants, animals, fungi, protozoa and microorganisms

theory of cultural learning in nonhuman animals

system to taxonomize human facial movements by their appearance on the face

bond between humans and dogs

behavior of cats

cognitive and sensory processes in bees

communication of dogs with other dogs and as well as humans

communication between elephants

paired exocrine gland in many hoofed animals

conveying information through mechanical (seismic) vibrations of the substrate

deception by non-human animals