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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:

• nest building
• Egg sitting
• Suckling
• Weaning

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• Animal feeding behavior
• Animal maternal deprivation
• Animal paternal behavior
• Animal rearing
• Bateman's principle
• Maternal infanticide (zoology)
• Licking

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