Most mammals give birth to live young that grow inside the mother's body until birth, while reptiles, birds, and fish lay eggs externally. Reptiles can either lay eggs or give live birth without eggs. Birds lay 1 to 17 hard-shelled eggs at a time. Fish lay enormous numbers, sometimes millions, of tiny eggs into water.
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Most mammals give birth to live young that grow inside the mother's body until birth, while reptiles, birds, and fish lay eggs externally. Reptiles can either lay eggs or give live birth without eggs. Birds lay 1 to 17 hard-shelled eggs at a time. Fish lay enormous numbers, sometimes millions, of tiny eggs into water.
Most mammals give birth to live young that grow inside the mother's body until birth, while reptiles, birds, and fish lay eggs externally. Reptiles can either lay eggs or give live birth without eggs. Birds lay 1 to 17 hard-shelled eggs at a time. Fish lay enormous numbers, sometimes millions, of tiny eggs into water.
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Most mammals give birth to live young that grow inside the mother's body until birth, while reptiles, birds, and fish lay eggs externally. Reptiles can either lay eggs or give live birth without eggs. Birds lay 1 to 17 hard-shelled eggs at a time. Fish lay enormous numbers, sometimes millions, of tiny eggs into water.
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HOW ARE ANIMALS BORN?
HOW ARE ANIMALS BORN?
Reproduction (Baby animals!) Most baby mammals grow inside their mother until they are born. This is something that makes mammals different, because most other kinds of animals do something else... Babies growing in eggs Reptiles usually lay eggs, and the babies then grow inside the egg until they are ready to come out.
Sometimes reptiles will give birth like mammals, without eggs. Babies growing in eggs
Birds also lay eggs,
with a very hard outer shell. Birds generally lay 1 to 17 eggs at a time Babies growing in eggs • Fish also lay many many eggs - sometimes millions of tiny eggs! They are also laid in the water. HOW ARE ANIMALS BORN? • V………………….. • O…………………. ________________ _________________ ________________ _________________