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  2. Parthenogenesis - Wikipedia

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    Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some plants, algae, invertebrate animal species (including nematodes, some tardigrades, water fleas, some scorpions, aphids, some mites, some bees, some Phasmatodea, and parasitic wasps), and a few vertebrates, such as some fish, amphibians, and reptiles. This type of reproduction has been induced ...

  3. Yes, some animals can have babies without a mate. Here's how

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    A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. The process is called parthenogenesis, from the Greek words for “virgin” and “birth.” It tends to occur in ...

  4. Monogamy in animals - Wikipedia

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    The female will close herself up in a nest cavity, sealed with a nest plug, for two months. At this time, she will lay eggs and will be cared for by her mate. The males are willing to work to support himself, his mate, and his offspring in order for survival; however, unlike the emperor penguin, the hornbills do not find new partners each ...

  5. Egg incubation - Wikipedia

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    Normally the egg is incubated outside the body. However, in one recorded case, the egg incubation occurred entirely within a chicken. The chick hatched inside and emerged from its mother without the shell, leading to internal wounds that killed the mother hen. [8] Embryo development remains suspended until the onset of incubation.

  6. Can chickens fly? Here's everything to know about the bird's ...

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    What do chickens eat? Chickens are natural foragers, Purina Mills reports. So, there is a variety of vegetables, herbs and perennials that are part of a chicken's diet. These include:

  7. List of genetic hybrids - Wikipedia

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    Gamebird hybrids, hybrids between gamebirds and domestic fowl, including chickens, guineafowl and peafowl, interfamilial hybrids. Family Phasianidae. Genus Tetrao. Western capercaillies are known to hybridise occasionally with black grouse (these hybrids being known by the German name rackelhahn) and the closely related black-billed capercaillie.

  8. Mating - Wikipedia

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    However, in vascular plants this is mostly achieved without physical contact between mating individuals (see pollination), and in some cases, e.g., in fungi no distinguishable male or female organs exist (see isogamy); however, mating types in some fungal species are somewhat analogous to sexual dimorphism in animals, and determine whether or ...

  9. How to Raise Chickens: An Easy-to-Follow Guide for Beginners

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    How many chickens do I need to get a dozen eggs a day? The answer is complicated. Per Lisa, a chicken lays an egg roughly once every 26 hours, which is roughly once a day.