While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about.

This makes puppies an altricial species, which is in net contrast with precocial species, species who are relatively mature and mobile from the time of birth. For example, deer are precocial ...

“They are precocial creatures which means they can almost instantly run when they are hatched. They have to be able to get away because those tiny little furry balls are prey to all sorts of ...

Most Gull eggs hatch after three to five weeks of incubation by both parents. The semi-precocial young can see and walk on their first day and often leave the nest soon after hatching. However, they ...