Young animals learning different behaviours from their immediate environment is called .

imprinting

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imitation

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conditioning

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Solution

The correct option is A imprinting
Imprinting is a type of animal behaviour where the young ones soon after their birth learn various behaviours from their immediate surroundings.
For example, ducks soon after hatching imprints their mother and follow accordingly.

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