Which of the Following Behaviors Is Unlikely to Involve Imprinting

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following behaviors is unlikely to involve imprinting?

• A)A nestling male sparrow learns the "dialect" of song that is used in his native district.
• B)A nestling male songbird raised in the nest of a different species grows up to sing the song of his foster species.
• C)A songbird that engages in solitary migration using star navigation returns each year to the district where it was hatched.
• D)A migrating mother gazelle leaves her calf hidden in grass while she feeds and always returns to the correct patch of grass.

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