precocial
/prɪˈkoʊʃəl/
adjective
- Describing an animal that is relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching.
- Unlike precocial species, songbirds are altricial and require extensive parental care.
- Chickens are precocial birds; chicks can walk and peck for food soon after hatching.
- Precocial mammals like giraffes can stand and run within hours of being born.
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