How baby animals and chicks prepare for independent life

The cubs of animals and birds prepare for independent life in slightly different ways. This difference is due to lifestyle and habitat. On June 24, the official website of the mayor of the capital reported on why cubs of some species are almost immediately ready for independent life, while others need the care and support of their parents. mos.ru .

"Small mammals such as hazel dormice and squirrels are born underdeveloped—blind, naked and completely dependent on their mother. The cubs spend several weeks in shelters <...> where the mother feeds them with milk and protects them," the biologists said.

They noted that such mammals need to get stronger first before starting an independent life.

Chicks develop in a similar way. Regardless of whether this bird is predatory or not, the cubs hatch from the eggs helpless.

"They spend their first days in the nest, where their parents feed them invertebrates and small insects, protecting them from predators. Gradually, the chicks learn to spread their wings, and later they learn to fly and forage on their own," the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the city of Moscow noted.

At the same time, there are animals whose cubs are almost immediately ready for life in the wild, such as ungulates and ducks.

The difference in the level of development of cubs depends on how certain species of birds and mammals survive. Some animals have the opportunity to hide from predators and develop gradually, while others most likely live on earth and must survive in their ecosystem from the very first days.

The Moscow Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection notes that animals of other classes and groups also live in the capital.

"They are an integral part of the wildlife of the capital, they play no less a role in the biological chain, while sometimes remaining invisible, but they also require protection and careful treatment," the article says.

Earlier, on June 18, the Moscow Zoo chose a name for a baby gorilla. More than a third of the votes chose the name of Kvito.