AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, after birth or hatching, the newborn follows another animal that it recognizes or marks as its mother (filial imprinting). Another example is when a young goose after hatching can follow its future mating partner and when mature it will start to mate with its imprinted partner (sexual imprinting).

Detailed explanation-2: -negative imprinting, or “The Westermarck Effect", is. characterized by individuals developing a strong sexual. aversion to others with whom they lived closely in infancy. and early childhood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imprinting refers to a critical period of time early in an animal’s life when it forms attachments and develops a concept of its own identity. Birds and mammals are born with a pre-programmed drive to imprint onto their mother.

Detailed explanation-4: -The animal will be very thin and weak. Hydrate the animal with Pedialyte every fifteen minutes for the first hour. Transition slowly to Ensure (human supplement found in food stores and pharmacies) which is very easy for the baby to digest, and then gradually introduce Esbilac Puppy milk replacer.