Egg incubation
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Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release. Egg incubation is done under favorable envi
A female mallard duck incubates her eggs
Broodiness
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Broodiness is the action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them, often requiring the non-expression of many other behaviors including feeding and drinking. Being broody has
Egg incubation
…poultry, the act of sitting on eggs to incubate them is called brooding. The action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs is also called broodiness, and most egg-laying breeds of poultry have had this behavior selectively bred out of them to increase production. A wide range of incubation habits…
A brooding white tern (Gygis alba).
A brooding domestic hen.
An egg incubator.
A brooding female python.