Brooding

In insects, a group of individuals of a given species which have hatched into young or have become adult at approximately the same time and which live together in a defined and ...

brood

Food (other); Eggs

The group of young hatched from a clutch of eggs.

brood

Animals; Insects

Individual insects that hatch from the same mother at approximately the same time.

tail slapping

Zoology; Animal verbs

Dolphins can be seen slapping their tails forcibly on the surface of the water.

saw-scaling

Zoology; Animal verbs

Action of a snake curving its body in concentric curves and rasping its keeled scales together to make a sawing sound as a warning.

siblicide .

Zoology; Animal verbs

The death of young caused by fighting with siblings. Often occurs in larger birds (eagles, herons) in years when there is not enough food to feed all chicks

egg dumping

Zoology; Animal verbs

The practice of placing eggs in a nest built by another bird.

brooding

Zoology; Animal verbs

A behavior in birds in which the parents continue to warm nestlings or young that are unable to maintain their own body temperatures.

caching

Zoology; Animal verbs

The storage or hoarding of food for later eating during times of limited food availability.

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Jimmy Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American TV talk show host, comedian, actor, singer and musician. He was the host of NBC's Late Night ...