Animals reproduce in a variety of fascinating ways. Some species, including humans and many other mammals, give birth to live ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99 percent of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

Eggs are one of nature’s most fascinating creations. They come in many sizes, shapes, and colours. There are a variety of eggs ranging from the tiny specks to the giant, hard-shelled eggs. An egg is ...

Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...

Most people assume that only reptiles, fish, and birds lay eggs — after all, that’s what we learned in school. But nature always has a few surprises up its sleeve. Believe it or not, there are ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

Learn how frog eggs and fish eggs differ in structure, habitat, development, and survival, and what they reveal about the ...

Mothers are seen as the most devout creatures, be it as human beings or animals. The magnitude of a mother’s love and ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99% of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...