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BrentOGara t1_jalmcv5 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Nature-do animals know their offspring/parents? by StubbornAries

Excellent list, I've also seen research indicating that in many mammals it seems to be scent that allows the animal to make the identification.

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Substantial_Day7447 t1_jaln2op wrote

Yes, this could be a form of phenotypic matching - this individual smells/looks/sounds like me (which also likely involves associative learning)

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