page_title: Altriciality
hierarchical_section_title: Altriciality
caption_attribution_description: English: Altricial (helpless) young birds of an unidentified species.
context_page_description: In biology, altricial species are those in which the young are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born.
  The word is derived from the Latin root alere, meaning "to nurse, to rear, or to nourish" and indicates the need for young to be fed and taken care of for a long duration. By contrast, species whose young are immediately or quickly mobile are called precocial.
context_section_description: In biology, altricial species are those in which the young are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born.
  The word is derived from the Latin root alere, meaning "to nurse, to rear, or to nourish" and indicates the need for young to be fed and taken care of for a long duration. By contrast, species whose young are immediately or quickly mobile are called precocial.
caption: Altricial young birds
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