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A sea turtle clutch. A clutch of eggs is the group of eggs produced by birds, amphibians, or reptiles, often at a single time, particularly those laid in a nest. In birds, destruction of a clutch by predators (or removal by humans, for example the California condor breeding program) results in double-clutching. The technique is used to double ...
Avian clutch size should be proportional to breeding season resource productivity per breeding pair of birds. [10] This relationship has been found in a series of studies from Alaska and Costa Rica. [10] According to Ashmole's Hypothesis, the clutch size of resident birds is proportional to the level of competition with migrant birds. [11]
Clutch Cargo is an American animated television series created by cartoonist Clark Haas and produced by Cambria Productions, [1] syndicated beginning on March 9, 1959. [2] The series was notable for its limited animation yet imaginative stories, [ 3 ] as well as for being the first widely-known use of Syncro-Vox technology.
Clutch size varies within the family, with the palm cockatoo and some other larger cockatoos laying only a single egg and the smaller species laying anywhere between two and eight eggs. Food supply also plays a role in clutch size. [66] Some species can lay a second clutch if the first fails. [67] Around 20% of eggs laid are infertile. [68]
Kiwi! is a 2006 computer-generated animation created by Dony Permedi, a student in the New York City School of Visual Arts, as his Master's Thesis Animation, with music composed and performed by Tim Cassell.
Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]
The documentary “Sue Bird: In the Clutch,” about the basketball legend’s final WNBA season and her impact on sports, has been acquired following its buzzy Sundance debut. Wolfe Releasing ...
The clutch is usually 3-7 eggs which are laid at 2-day intervals. They are glossy white and measure 33 mm × 26 mm (1.3 in × 1.0 in) and weigh around 11.7 g (0.41 oz). The eggs are incubated only by the female beginning with the second egg and incubation lasts on average 29 days for the first egg and 2.6 days less for the last one. [ 9 ]