Behaviour

Real ethology with Lucy Rees, part 8

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A band stallion lets his daughter know that it is time for her to disperse

Did you ever wonder how a feral stallion avoids covering his own daughters? How does he know they're off bounds? He just does, says ethologist Lucy Rees. Mostly.

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