BIGpedia.com - Nidifugous - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online
encyclopedia search

Nidifugous

An animal that leaves its nest shortly after birth is said to be nidifugous. Examples are guinea pigs and chickens.

Nidifugous is synonymous with Precocial.



The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License.
How to see transparent copy

01-04-2007 01:21:04