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How chick recognise it's mother?

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The process is called imprinting. It involves vision, hearing and olfaction along with touch. Just few hours after hatching the chicks use these senses to see the first creature around, usually the mother and bonds. Also movement attracts them and they follow the moving mother all around.

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