Filial Imprinting
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What is filial imprinting?
The process by which young birds attach to and follow their parent or another moving object during a sensitive period.
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Example of filial imprinting in Greylag Geese?
Goslings hatched by mothers imprinted on them; incubator-hatched goslings imprinted on the first moving object they saw.
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What cues are important in duckling imprinting?
Auditory cues—ducklings prefer maternal calls of their own species, even without prior exposure.
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What happens if ducklings are muted before hatching?
They do not show species-specific call preference, showing prenatal auditory experience is essential.
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