Meerkats are small desert mammals that live in groups of 20-50 individuals. You observe a female meerkat standing upright on a stump, looking around. Eight of her young nieces and nephews are foraging for food around her. You hypothesize that this is an example of kin selection. Which of the following additional observations about the meerkats' behavior supports your hypothesis?
A) All adults in the group, including those that are not related to the young meerkats, are standing upright and looking around.
B) The female meerkat in the question takes food from the foraging nieces and nephews when they find it.
C) The female meerkat in the question does not stand "on guard" when she is surrounded by more distantly related juveniles.
D) Other aunts and uncles of the young meerkats are foraging, and do not spend any time standing up and looking around.
E) All adults in the group, including those who are not related to the young meerkats, spend energy in all the activities that involve caring for the young meerkats.
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