Which of the following best demonstrates how learned taste aversions can be used to help animals?
A)A dog receives obedience training so that he learns to stay away from hazards.
B)A dolphin is trained to patrol the waters around naval ships and search for intruders.
C)A police dog is trained to use her sense of smell to locate bombs and illegal drugs.
D)A coyote consumes sheep hide laced with nausea-inducing lithium chloride.

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Learned taste aversions occur when an animal associates the taste of a specific food with an unpleasant symptom, such as nausea. In choice D, a coyote learns to avoid eating sheep after consuming sheep hide laced with lithium chloride, which causes nausea. This method is used to protect livestock by teaching predators to avoid them, demonstrating a direct application of learned taste aversions to help animals (in this case, sheep) by deterring predators.

Which of the Following Best Demonstrates How Learned Taste Aversions