What Environmental Cue Makes Ducklings Follow Their Mothers or 'Imprints

question 15

Multiple Choice

What environmental cue makes ducklings follow their mothers or 'imprints' her image on their minds?

• A) they hear them calling when still in the egg and recognize the call once hatched
• B) their moms are usually the first moving thing they see
• C) they understand how hard it is to sit on eggs all day
• D) hunger
• E) scent

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