Animal Parental Care

What are some examples of parental care provided by parents to their offspring?

How do some species, such as most egg-laying reptiles, differ in their approach to parental care?

• Care for their young their whole lives

• No parental care - leave eggs and offspring to survive on their own

• Only the female cares for the egg

• Only the male cares for the egg

How do birds and mammals typically display parental care behaviours?

• Nesting

• Feeding

• Egg incubation

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Extended parental care increases the chances of genes surviving?

• True

• False