Explain this!Follow the leader? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWERS Last spring, a man took his fluffy fluff·y adj. fluff·i·er, fluff·i·est 1. a. Of, relating to, or resembling fluff. b. Covered with fluff. 2. Light and airy; soft: fluffy curls; a fluffy soufflé. goslings for a walk in Taiping, China. How did he get the baby geese geese domestic geese which were derived from the wild goose Anser anser. There are many other species in this genus and in the other genus of geese, the Branta spp. of which Branta canadensis is typical. to line up? Most likely, they followed him because of behavioral imprinting imprinting, acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for normal social development. . A newborn bird, such as a goose, instantly bonds with a social figure--usually its biological mother. But if the mother is not present, newly hatched goslings can imprint im·print tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints 1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. 2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure. 3. on the first objects they see, including a human or even a moving toy. Result? The chicks loyally follow the imprinted object, such as this geese owner. |
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