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Yes they will because the scent that humans give off is the total opposite of the scent that the baby birds normally have. The mother will not feed her babies if they have human scent and the babies will die.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWell they might if it catches human scent but they will not take them back because they have human germs and are sent to die .
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∙ 12y agoNo, it is a common misconception that birds can smell a human's scent on their young, but this is actually not true. It will do no harm if you were to touch a baby bird.
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∙ 15y agoNo, unless the person persists in bothering them, they will not abandon the nest.
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Can imprinting to humans in male birds be reversed?
No Once You Have Touched A Bird Period You Can Not Imprint It
Can humans take care of baby birds?
Yes!But it will probably die without its mother.
What do i do with the baby dove i found it has some feathers but only a few on his wings?
Protect it so it isn't harmed and eaten by any other birds, but do not touch the bird because If the mother Bird comes It will neglect it
How do birds interact with humans?
birds are afraid of most humans so they would fly away
When a person touchs a baby bird egg will mom bird come back?
yes the mother bird will come back. birds do not act as other animals such as deer. in this case the mother may not come back because she is conditioned to be afraid of humans and there smell. birds on the other hand act mostly on what they see. if mother bird never saw you she wouldn't know her eggs were touched. even if she did see that she more than likely would try to defend the nest. in the wild research biologist also go to various bird species nesting places to try and calculate population etc. and this has no effect on a mother bird returning to her nest.
Are birds stronger then humans?
no they are not
Where do birds get oxygen from?
Birds get oxygen from the atmosphere, the same as humans do.
Are birds smarter than humans?
Well, birds know how to survive in the wild a lot better than humans.
Why do birds and reptiles lay eggs with shells but humans don't?
because birds and reptiles are reptiles and humans are mamals which makes use different! And birds are oviparous
Why do birds kill their babies if touched by a human?
Because they smell wrong. That is a myth that is not true
Who are scorpians enemies?
humans birds and other scorpians and centipedes and birds
Why don't humans lay eggs like birds?
humans are viviparous organisms.there is an egg produced inside the female but it is alecithal(no shell).development of zygote takes place inside mother and is delivered after a certain stage of development.
