Coyotes cannot learn to stop attacking sheep even if farmers shoot and kill many of them. However, if the coyotes are allowed to eat a poisoned sheep carcass that makes them sick, they will quickly learn not to eat sheep anymore. This is an example of:
A)selective learning.
B)learned taste aversion.
C)innate preference.
D)evolutionary memory.

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This scenario is an example of learned taste aversion, where an animal associates the taste of a particular food with an unpleasant experience, such as feeling sick, and subsequently avoids that food.

Coyotes Cannot Learn to Stop Attacking Sheep Even If Farmers