If a never pregnant female rat is left for 5-10 days with a litter of babies, she will ____.

A. most likely kill them
B. initially ignore them, but eventually will become more attentive
C. initially be attentive, but eventually will ignore them
D. immediately respond to them as though she gave birth to them


Answer: B

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