ADAPTATION

Isma M. Shaff

DefinitionAn adaptation is a trait

that makes an animal suited to its

environment.

It can be:

Structural adaptations Behavioral adaptations

Structural adaptations

•Structural adaptations are physical traits of an organism.Examples:

Shape Body covering

Types of beaks and clawsetc.

Shape

Streamline body

Girrafe

Its spine is like a spring

Body Covering

Types of beaks

A cone shaped billA tubular bills

A sharp tooth-like structures on the edge

Thin, slender beaks

sharp, "hooked" beaksfringed

flat and wide at the base

strong beaks which taper to the tip,

Types of Claws in BirdsCursorial or running feet. e.g., Bustards, Cassowary, Ostrich. Perching feet. e.g., sparrows, crows, bulbuls. Scratching feet. e.g., fowls, quails, pheasants. Raptorial feet. e.g., eagles, kites, vultures, owls, etc. Wading feet. e.g., Herons, Jacana. Swimming feet. e.g., ducks, pelican, cormorant. Climbing feet. e.g., parrots and woodpeckers. Clinging feet. e.g., swifts, and humming-birds.

Types of Claws in Birds

Types of Claws

Behavioral adaptations

• Behavioral adaptations are composed of inherited behavior chains and the ability to learn.

Examples:

.

Searching for foodMimicry/camouflage

Moving in large groups

Examples

• Penguins– Structural Adaptations:• They are white on the front and black on the back. • Feathers : extremely densely packed, with no gaps

between them.• They don’t have the extra air spaces in their bones that

normal bird have.

– Behavioral adaptations:• Penguins live in large communities• They make their nests side by side