11. Patterns of Maternal Care

Question 1

animals which dam provides food, care, and shelter to young

Answer 1

1. dog
2. cat
3. pig
4. horse
5. laboratory animals

Question 2

● Nest building - a few days from labor
● Consumption of placenta and removal of fetal membranes
● Defense of pups

Answer 2

Non pup-directed
activities

Question 3

● Pups together in a nest huddling
● Retrieving pups
● Licking anogenital region
● Tactile stimuli
● Allowing offspring to suckle

Answer 3

Pup-directed activities

Question 4

Dam most of her time from the nest to forage (3)

● Keeps you in safe place and rest them
after foraging

Answer 4

Hider animals:
1. Cow
2. White-tailed deer
3. Thomson’s gazelle

Question 5

Dam with young all the time to protect offsprings from predators (4)

Answer 5

1. Sheep
2. Goat
3. Whale
4. Elephant
5. Giraffe

Question 6

Dams alternate between carrying the young and
placing them in a nest of crib (2)
● takes care of the
young within a group

Answer 6

1. Non-human primates
2. Humans

Question 7

primary for hormone regulation of maternal behavior

Answer 7

prolactin

Question 8

hormones in regulation of maternal behavior (5)

Answer 8

1. Prolactin
2. Progesterone
3. Placental lactogens
4. Oxytocin
5. Estrogen