This site provides educational commentary and photographs on a number of animals, focusing on each animal's unique behaviors. This research-friendly site provides general and sighting information on humpback whales, a world map that shows their migration and distribution, and brief excerpts from current research. Back to Top Click on any of the vocabulary words below to hear them pronounced and used in a sentence. Humpback whales use a fascinating feeding technique called bubble netting. The lair of a wild, usually predatory, animal.
Hibernation occurs when an animal remains inactive to save energy through the harsh winter.
Polar bears are born with a homing instinct that always helps them find the most direct way home. For proboscis monkeys, excellent swimming is an instinct, or a behavior that an organism is born with. A behavior that an organism must learn. For orangutans, building a nest correctly is a learned behavior, or a behavior that an organism must learn. The act of moving from one country, place, or locality to another.