How is the knowledge of animal cycles important to the study of animal behavior?
Knowing the cycles animals undergo throughout each day and over the course of the year helps researchers study and understand animal behavior more clearly; it is important to observe an animal’s routines.Daily BehaviorKnowing when and where an animal sleeps and eats each day helps researchers track the animal and determine whether it is nocturnal, as well as whether it is a predator or an herbivore. The circadian rhythm, or daily cycle, of an animal plays a role in its behavior.MatingMost animals mate during specific seasons or times each year. Keeping track of the mating season gives researchers information on behavioral changes that may occur as a result.MigrationAnimals that migrate each year, whether birds or whales, will exhibit different behaviors before, during and after migration. It is important that researchers know the times and locations of migration.Seasonal ChangesMany animals undergo behavioral changes between the seasons; eating, sleeping and activities often change fro
