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Chickens and ducklings are able to walk almost immediately after hatching from the egg. It is an example of which behavior in animals?

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Instinct
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Imprinting
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Locomotion
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Conditioning
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The correct option is B Imprinting
Chickens and ducklings are able to walk almost immediately after hatching from the egg is an example of behaviour type called imprinting. It a type of learning that occurs at very sensitive periods, typically when an organism is in infancy or it can be defined as the psychobiology in which animals learn certain behaviour at a particular age or a particular life stage.

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