reflex and spontaneous eliminations of a pup(5.3MB, 00:00:31)Shot Date: 2003/10 Shot Location: Tokyo | ||
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Animalia >Chordata >Mammalia >Carinvora >Canidae >Canis >
A newborn pup can not defecate by itself; but if the mother licks its anus, it does defecate. In the picture, a mother dog is helping a 3-day old pup by licking the pup”Ēs anus. We can not see whether the pup is defecating or not; however, please keep in mind the fact that the mother does lick the pup”Ēs anus. In the second half of the picture, a 22-day old pup is defecating without help from its mother. By this age, a pup can also urinate without mother”Ēs help. Note that the pup is defecating in a bathroom within the cage. This is the spot that the mother dog is using as a bathroom. A pup learns a spot suitable for defecation without being taught by the others. This is an example of adaptation that animals living in nest holes should have. (translated by Asoh)
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