Animal maternal behavior

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Nestlings and mother Mourning Dove

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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See also

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

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