Scientists Have Tried Raising Endangered Whooping Cranes in Captivity by Using

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Multiple Choice

Scientists have tried raising endangered whooping cranes in captivity by using sandhill cranes as foster parents. This strategy is no longer used because

• A) fostered whooping crane chicks did not develop the necessary cues for migration.
• B) the fostered whooping cranes' critical period was variable such that different chicks imprinted on different "mothers."
• C) sandhill crane parents rejected their fostered whooping crane chicks soon after incubation.
• D) none of the fostered whooping cranes formed a mating pair-bond with another whooping crane.
• E) sandhill crane parents did not properly incubate whooping crane eggs.

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