Konrad Lorenz - Imprinting

In the nineteen thirties, an Austrian scientist, Konrad Lorenz discovered a strange phenomenon.

Lorenz worked with young goslings and found that if he was the first thing they saw after hatching, they would follow him like a parent.

They had imprinted on him.
Music: Lover' s Carvings by Bibio (album: Ambivalence Avenue)

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