Imprinting
Mason Thompson
Follow the Leader
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Home Sweet Home
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Mommy Issues
Male Zebra Finches often are attracted to birds that resemble their mother, meaning if their mother had a red beak, then the male bird would be attracted to a female bird with a red beak. For females, not so much. The female birds often look at the behavior of the male bird. For females, color does not matter.
There's No Place Like Home
It is said that sea turtles, such as the Loggerhead Turtle, migrate back to the place that they were born to start their nest for their offspring. Turtles have the natural instinct to go back to where they were born because they know that place is safe, and thats where they can trust making their nest.
Who's Your Mama?
Joe Hutto, a naturalist, became "mother" to a flock of turkeys, because he was the first thing they saw when they were hatched. To ensure these turkeys thought he was their "mother", he used sight, smell, and sound to make sure they thought he was their parent. As soon as the turkeys hatched, they were positioned so that Hutto was the first thing they saw. According to Hutto, he said they made a "connection". The hatchlings all huddled up against Hutto and just like that he was their parent.