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* Seek isolation
 
* Seek isolation
 
* Restless
 
* Restless
* Nesting responses (non-ungulates)
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* Nesting responses
 
* Attention to vulva
 
* Attention to vulva
  
 
== Parturient ==
 
== Parturient ==
  
* Species differences
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* species differences
 
* Assist delivery
 
* Assist delivery
 
* Contractions including abdominal muscles
 
* Contractions including abdominal muscles
* Characteristic posture
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* Characteristic posture,
 
* Vocalisation
 
* Vocalisation
* In some species, other animals in the group may assist with parturition.
 
  
 
== Post-Parturient ==
 
== Post-Parturient ==
 
* [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|Placenta]] eaten in many species including herbivores
 
* Attention to young (licking)
 
* Directing young to [[Mammary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|teats]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]
 
[[Category:Bullet Points]]
 

Revision as of 13:22, 11 July 2008

Pre-Parturient

  • Seek isolation
  • Restless
  • Nesting responses
  • Attention to vulva

Parturient

  • species differences
  • Assist delivery
  • Contractions including abdominal muscles
  • Characteristic posture,
  • Vocalisation

Post-Parturient