I chose the topic of animal communication for many reasons. The main reason is that I love animals, and always have. I've always been incredibly interested in learning everything about them. The topic of animal communication caught my attention because it is a topic that concerns animals and that I would like to know about. I have always been baffled by the mysteriousness of animal communication. I chose the topic of animal communication because it is a topic that I am very interested in exploring. Article 1- Sufficient information on the topic of animal communication has been provided in the article. Animal communication is used for a variety of reasons, including mating, marking territory, scaring away predators, and identifying species and their dominance. Animal communication is an “adaptation” to help animals survive and pass on their bloodline. There are four types of forms of communication. The first type of animal communication is called visual communication and includes Badges (markings, coloring) and Displays (dances, movements, postures). The second type of animal communication is auditory and includes sounds (whistles, roars, etc.). The third type of animal communication is tactile (as in touch) such as when a cat rubs your leg or a dog gives you its paw). The fourth type of animal communication is chemical communication (pheromones) such as skunk spray. There were no specific experiments reported in the article. The article was very useful to me. It informed me about the ways animals communicate that I was completely unaware of before reading the article. The article wasn't too technical. The article provided enough background information and was easily understandable without… half the paper… knowledge of the topic. The article generalized the topic to help the reader understand the concept of animal communication, but also provided specific examples of animals to give readers an example of the ways of communication. I am very surprised by what I learned from reading the three articles. I learned information I had no idea about by reading the amount of information laid out in all three articles. The information expressed was not only very interesting, but also very useful. Overall I am incredibly impressed with the amount of information and the importance and usefulness of the information in all three articles. Works Cited Castaldo, N. (1992). Animal communication. Conservationist, 47 (2), 16. Valatie, NY.: EBSCONatureworks (2013) Toothman, J. (2010) How do animals communicate? Silver Spring, MD.: Animal Planet