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Ducklings found a second mother
It turns out that the reasons for the unusual behavior of ducks - stage of the evolution of birds, which began thousands of years ago.
"There really is nothing unusual, - said Sarah Hallager, ornithologist. - When the chicks are born, the first thing they see - this is usually the representatives of the same species, whose images are imprinted in the minds of the birds. "
Most often, the first thing they see chicks - a mother and watching her birds learn their mind all the necessary skills and habits. But sometimes, when the chicks are grown men, not the mother, the first thing they see - a person or an animal.
25-year-old Frances Marsh bought ducklings on the market when it was only two days old, and brought them home by car, and the car, except for the ducks, and the dog was - 5-year-old corgi named Yogi. It turns out that one of the first objects within a field of view of ducklings and stay there long enough, it was the dog, and now the ducklings think Yogi - their parents.
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"Yes, it was, - says Francis. - Ducklings were in a small box, and Yogi was sitting, and kept poking his head into the box to look at the chicks or lick them! »
It turns out that it's actually very simple: ducklings think that dog - it is their mother.
Since then, ducklings, received the nickname Biggie and Pac, go for yoga on the heels, the other ducklings - the mother-duck.
It turns out that their behavior is not surprising, but the fact that Yoga as much tied to the ducklings, as they were to him, all the more remarkable.
"Dogs - the animals are very smart, - said Sarah. - Perhaps at the yoga anyway enough sense not to cause harm to the ducks, but it has gone a step further - it is really attached to them. Perhaps he just a good character. "
"Yogi thinks ducklings - actually his puppies - says Francis. - He sleeps next to their cell displays them on walks and even barks to tell us that one of the ducklings that something had happened. "
And what will happen to this extraordinary company then when ducklings grow up?
"When the ducks become adults, they may well forget about your caudate" parents "- says Sarah. - But maybe not - it is too early to talk about it. "
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"There really is nothing unusual, - said Sarah Hallager, ornithologist. - When the chicks are born, the first thing they see - this is usually the representatives of the same species, whose images are imprinted in the minds of the birds. "
Most often, the first thing they see chicks - a mother and watching her birds learn their mind all the necessary skills and habits. But sometimes, when the chicks are grown men, not the mother, the first thing they see - a person or an animal.
25-year-old Frances Marsh bought ducklings on the market when it was only two days old, and brought them home by car, and the car, except for the ducks, and the dog was - 5-year-old corgi named Yogi. It turns out that one of the first objects within a field of view of ducklings and stay there long enough, it was the dog, and now the ducklings think Yogi - their parents.
3 photos via all4pet.ru
"Yes, it was, - says Francis. - Ducklings were in a small box, and Yogi was sitting, and kept poking his head into the box to look at the chicks or lick them! »
It turns out that it's actually very simple: ducklings think that dog - it is their mother.
Since then, ducklings, received the nickname Biggie and Pac, go for yoga on the heels, the other ducklings - the mother-duck.
It turns out that their behavior is not surprising, but the fact that Yoga as much tied to the ducklings, as they were to him, all the more remarkable.
"Dogs - the animals are very smart, - said Sarah. - Perhaps at the yoga anyway enough sense not to cause harm to the ducks, but it has gone a step further - it is really attached to them. Perhaps he just a good character. "
"Yogi thinks ducklings - actually his puppies - says Francis. - He sleeps next to their cell displays them on walks and even barks to tell us that one of the ducklings that something had happened. "
And what will happen to this extraordinary company then when ducklings grow up?
"When the ducks become adults, they may well forget about your caudate" parents "- says Sarah. - But maybe not - it is too early to talk about it. "
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