ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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young ducklings follow their mother
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A bird makes a nest of twigs and grass
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Your cat rubs your ankles when you open a can of food
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A chimp searches for a long stick to reach a fruit
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ducklings and chickens follow the first moving object they see after hatching. They become emotionally attached to this object. This type of behaviour is called imprinting. Young ones recognise their mother because of imprinting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Imprinting: how ducklings recognize and learn to trust their mothers (and siblings) In the first days of life, during what is called a ‘sensitive period, ’ young birds of many species undergo a phenomenon called imprinting (Figure 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: An example of imprinting is young ducklings following their mother, due to exposure to the mother duck during a critical period of their growth. A is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-4: -By paddling in an orderly line behind their mother, baby ducks can take a ride on the waves in her wake. That boost saves the ducklings energy, researchers report in the Dec. 10 issue of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Detailed explanation-5: -Imprinting is a form of learning in which an animal gains its sense of species identification. Birds do not automatically know what they are when they hatch – they visually imprint on their parents during a critical period of development. After imprinting, they will identify with that species for life.