In the early 1900s, Konrad Lorenz became the first scientist to study imprinting. He was a naturalist who discovered that when young ducklings and goslings hatched, they would become attached to the first moving object they saw. Now normally this would be their mother, but Lorenz was able to get the birds to attach to him and even to inanimate objects like rain boots and an electric train. These birds formed a bond with whatever was in front of them during the critical period after their birth. Lorenz became their parent, and once they were attached, they couldn’t be dissuaded. Much to
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