In Order for a Young, Male White-Crowned Sparrow to Sing

In order for a young, male white-crowned sparrow to sing its species-specific song, it must hear an adult's song sometime between its 7th and 60th day of life. If it does not hear the adult's song during this crucial period, the young sparrow will never learn the song. What would one call the period of time between the seventh and sixtieth day?

A) the fledgling stage
B) prepuberty
C) the sensitive period
D) early social learning stage

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