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Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male , female , young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in ...
In this fun infographic, explore the world of baby animals. Find out what they’re called, and learn a fun fact about each. You can learn more about each of these animals, too, by
A litter is the live birth of multiple offspring at one time in animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents, particularly from three to eight offspring. The word is most often used for the offspring of mammals , but can be used for any animal that gives birth to multiple young.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
For some species bringing new life into the world also serves as a final act. Here are 10 animal mothers that die after giving birth.
Milwaukee's zookeepers also add some meaningful quirks to the animals' names. Since 2000, bonobo babies have been given names that start with subsequent letters of the alphabet — "A" for a baby ...
Desert Spider, Stegodyphus lineatus, one of the best-described species that participates in matriphagy Matriphagy is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. [1] [2] The behavior generally takes place within the first few weeks of life and has been documented in some species of insects, nematode worms, pseudoscorpions, and other arachnids as well as in caecilian amphibians.
Triplet brothers at graduation. A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gives birth to two or more babies.A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occur in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies.