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How are patterns similar in other animals? - Coggle Diagram
How are patterns similar in other animals?
Environmental adaptations
Freedom vs. confinement
Lizards live in one space their whole lives
Birds are free to move across the globe
Camouflage vs. migration
Birds migrate to survive whilst lizards and chameleons have transformative colour-changing abilities that help them to survive
Territorial movement
Herd mentality - shoals of fish, flocks of birds, colonies of ants
Evolution
Birds descended from reptiles and therefore share similarities
Patterns of feathers evolved from the elongation of scales
Other migratory animals
Mammals
Wildebeest and Caribou migrate seasonally to find the most fertile feeding grounds
Whales - they have magentoreceptive skills
Insects
Monarch butterflies
Intrictate multi-generational migration
Dragonflies
Some species migrate to avoid seasonal monsoons
Fish
Salmon and eels migrate, returning to their spawning grounds. They are led by strong instincts
Visual patterns in nature
Mimicry
Stick insects blending in with their environment, like chameleons
Repetitive patterns
Snake/fish/reptile scales are similar to the shapes of feathers or a flock of birds in flight
Tortoise shells - fractal, symmetrical designs
Symmetry
Many animals have symmetrical skin patterns such as in feathers and scales
Migration routes are often symmetrical or follow the same pattern each migratory season
Navigation and mental capacity
Magnetoreception - a shared navigational ability in birds, turtles, and bees
Celestial navigation - birds and whales use the stars and sun to navigate
Memory mapping - elephants and wolves create a mental map of landscapes/ their territory
Artistic symbolism
Symbolism of patterns
Spirals - reptile tails, horns are a symbol of life cycle, journeys and migration
Symmetry is a symbol of balance with the environment