Guidepost 2: What are the four goals of the scientific study of human development, and what do developmental scientists study? 1  The study of human development seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify development.  Ways of studying human development are still evolving, making use of advanced technologies.
Dabbling ducks eat plants, seeds, grasses and other small insects and animals that they find on or under the water. Ducks which have broad beaks, (shovelers) sift their food for insects, snails and seeds from the mud.
The red pandaâs diet is very unusual for a mammal and consists mostly of bamboo. When the weather is warm enough, they also eat insects and fruit. Although the giant panda eats almost every part of the bamboo plant (except the roots), the red panda only eats the youngest, most tender shoots and leaves.