Parental behavior Flashcards
1
Q
K strategies
A
- long lived
- large adult size
- few large offsprings
- reproduce late in life
- slow development
- large amount of parental care
Examples; Elephants
2
Q
R strategies
A
- SHort lived
- small adult size
- many small offsprings
- reproduce early in life
- rapid development
- smaller amount of parental care
Example - Frogs
3
Q
Good parenting animals:
A
Usually their mammals/ birds
- king penguin
- sugar gliders
- orangutan
- red fox
- polar bear
octapus
farm animals
4
Q
Bad animal parents:
A
- Hamsters
- Humans
- Pandas
- snakes
- turtles
- house sparrow
- rabbits
- jelly fish