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  2. Nesting instinct - Wikipedia

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    Rats, for example, prefer to burrow amongst dense areas of vegetation or around human settlements which they come into contact with often. [10] Often some rodent species create burrows that develop microclimates. This is another way that nesting instinct aids in thermoregulation. [4]

  3. Fixed action pattern - Wikipedia

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    Another example of a behavior that has been described as a fixed action pattern is the egg-retrieval behavior of the greylag goose, reported in classic studies by Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz. [5] Like many ground-nesting birds, if an egg becomes displaced from the nest, the greylag rolls it back to the nest with its beak.

  4. List of abnormal behaviours in animals - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] For example, infanticide may be a normal behaviour and regularly observed in one species, however, in another species it might be normal but becomes 'abnormal' if it reaches a high frequency, or in another species it is rarely observed, and any incidence is considered 'abnormal'.

  5. Golden Retriever Experiences 'Phantom Pregnancy' After ...

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    I also utilized that rush of nesting instinct to redecorate my entire upstairs. So my heart goes out to the Golden Retriever in this video. Poor baby is experiencing what is called a phantom ...

  6. Pregnant woman says fiancé’s family rocking chair doesn’t fit ...

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    The nesting instinct reportedly reaches a fever pitch during the final weeks of pregnancy as the delivery date looms around the corner. It’s important for many mothers to create a nursing space ...

  7. Sociality - Wikipedia

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    For example, when a mother wasp stays near her larvae in the nest, parasites are less likely to eat the larvae. [2] Biologists suspect that pressures from parasites and other predators selected this behavior in wasps of the family Vespidae. This wasp behaviour evidences the most fundamental characteristic of animal sociality: parental investment.

  8. Is the Nestig Crib as Perfect as They Say? One Desperate-for ...

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    Value: 18/20 Functionality: 20/20 Quality/Ease of Use: 20/20 Aesthetics: 20/20 Comfort: 20/20 TOTAL: 98/100 Sleep is exactly one third of the predictable newborn baby cycle: Eat. Sleep.

  9. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Many women are known to experience what has been termed the "nesting instinct". Women report a spurt of energy shortly before going into labour. [38] Common signs that labour is about to begin may include what is known as lightening, which is the process of the baby moving down from the rib cage with the head of the baby engaging deep in the ...