Green-haired schmoos live in dens below ground. Each mating season, they give birth to only one offspring. The offspring spend the next three seasons being carefully cared for by the male schmoos since the females often do not survive after the mating season. These males hunt for prey and deliver it to the den until the single offspring is old enough to venture out and learn to hunt for him- or herself. After three seasons, the offspring can often leave the den and no longer needs parental care. Which type of organism is the schmoo?
a. r-selected
b. non-selected
c. K-selected
d. both r- and K-selected
c. K-selected
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