Parental behavior Flashcards

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K strategies

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  • long lived
  • large adult size
  • few large offsprings
  • reproduce late in life
  • slow development
  • large amount of parental care
    Examples; Elephants
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R strategies

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  • SHort lived
  • small adult size
  • many small offsprings
  • reproduce early in life
  • rapid development
  • smaller amount of parental care
    Example - Frogs
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Good parenting animals:

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Usually their mammals/ birds
- king penguin
- sugar gliders
- orangutan
- red fox
- polar bear
octapus
farm animals

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Bad animal parents:

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  • Hamsters
  • Humans
  • Pandas
  • snakes
  • turtles
  • house sparrow
  • rabbits
  • jelly fish
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