The nest-building behavior of two populations of Fischer lovebirds and hybrid lovebirds showed that
A) no learning at all occurred with this type of behavior.
B) the hybrid was the best at nest-building.
C) all the birds began building nests in the most efficient way.
D) the nest-building behavior was completely random.
E) the hybrids showed behavior intermediate between the behaviors of the parents.

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Fischer lovebirds cut medium length strips of nesting material and carry it in their beaks while Peach-faced lovebirds cut long strips of nesting material and carry it tucked into their tail feathers. A hybrid of these two species of lovebirds shows the intermediate behavior of cutting medium length strips and trying to tuck it into their rump feathers.Bloom's

The Nest-Building Behavior of Two Populations of Fischer Lovebirds and Hybrid