...In Biology, the term precocial refers to species in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. The opposite developmental strategy is called "altricial," where the young are born helpless. Extremely precocial species may be called "superprecocial." These three categories form a continuum, without distinct gaps between them. Precocial species are normally nidifugous, meaning that they leave the nest shortly after birth. Read full entry
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- Precocial and Altricial Young ... "Precocial" and "altricial," two words describing the degree of development in ... A precocial bird is "capable of moving ...
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Precocial birds are ready to go as soon as they hatch. Ducks, geese follow their mother and are fully developed to carry on. Altricial birds are born in an under developed form. They need food brought to them and protection from predators. Their nests are high up in the trees. |
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What does the term "precocial" E.g. Imprinting is the process
in which precocial animals
attach to the 1st moving thing
they see after hatching or
being born and follow it
everywhere.
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You should learn to do your own research - otherwise you will get lies like this!!!!!!! In Biology, the term precocial refers to species in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. The opposite developmental strategy is called "altricial," where the young are born helpless. Extremely precocial species may be called "superprecocial." These three categories form a continuum, without distinct gaps between them. Precocial species are normally nidifugous, meaning that they leave the nest shortly after birth. |
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list of precocial mammals kept Im wanting to know all the
precocial( born fully
functional, with eyes open,
ect.) that are kept as pets in
the united states.
I know chinchillas, guinea
pigs, and degus fit in this
catagory.
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Guinea pigs. They can walk about 10 minutes after they're born. Their eyes are open too. I think Chinchillas too, but I'm not sure. |
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