Which of the following behaviors is unlikely to involve imprinting?
A)A nestling male sparrow learns the "dialect" of song that is used in his native district.
B)A nestling male songbird raised in the nest of a different species grows up to sing the song of his foster species.
C)A songbird that engages in solitary migration using star navigation returns each year to the district where it was hatched.
D)A migrating mother gazelle leaves her calf hidden in grass while she feeds and always returns to the correct patch of grass.

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Imprinting typically involves learning specific behaviors or characteristics during a critical period early in life. The behavior described in option D is more likely to involve spatial memory rather than imprinting.

Which of the Following Behaviors Is Unlikely to Involve Imprinting