If a Never Pregnant Female Rat Is Left for 5-10

question 32

Multiple Choice

 If a never pregnant female rat is left for 5-10 days with a litter of babies, she will ____.

• A) most likely kill them
• B) initially ignore them, but eventually will become more attentive
• C) initially be attentive, but eventually will ignore them
• D) immediately respond to them as though she gave birth to them

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