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Imprinting

A process whereby a young animal follow the characteristics of his/her mother after hatching.It can be filial imprinting or followiing a future mating partner.
Example:
A young chick after hatching can follow his/her mother and adapt to the environment where his/her mother goes, and also the movement of his/her mother. Is like doing what the mother does.
A young goose after hatching can follow its future mating partner and when gets matured it will start to mate with its partner due to sexual behaviour it imprited.

Last updated on January 19th, 2021

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