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[[Image:NestlingQuailAndMotherQuailCropped.jpg|thumb|right|Nestlings and mother [[Mourning Dove]]]]
  
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'''Animal maternal behavior''' is an aspect of [[animal parental behavior]] the behavior of animal mothers toward their offspring.
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'''Animal maternal behavior''' is an aspect of [[animal parental behavior]] the [[behavior]] of animal mothers toward their offspring. This behavior is usually directed towards nurturing their offspring and may include:
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*[[nest building]]
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*[[Egg sitting]]
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*[[Suckling]]
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*[[Weaning]]
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*[[Animal rearing]]
  
*[[Animal rearing]]
 
*[[Bateman's principle]]
  
*[[Bateman's principle]]
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*[[Maternal infanticide (zoology)]]
 
*[[Licking]]
  
*[[Licking]]
   

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Nestlings and mother Mourning Dove
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Animal maternal behavior is an aspect of animal parental behavior the behavior of animal mothers toward their offspring. This behavior is usually directed towards nurturing their offspring and may include:


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