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Pup
* Many pups die from a variety of causes during their first few ventures away from their homes
  - lose weight and have a slower growth rate, and mortality generally increases
* Most pups beg for food
  - benefit from care
  - compete for food
  - depend on mothers
  - display behavior
  - feed on food
* Most pups follow nurture parents
  - gain weight
  - get food
* Most pups go through development
  - life stages
  - periods
  - grow into adulthood
  - has-part hips
* Most pups have brown fur
  - color
  - companionship
  - dark eyes
  - heads
  - legs
  - meals
  - senses
  - short teeth
  - skin
  - slender tails
  - white color
  - yellow skin
  - initially feed on small prey which is easy to catch, like small amphipods and shrimp
  - learn smell
  - live to adulthood
  - move habitats
* Most pups reach ages
  - maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - start life
  - stop by the time they are weaned
  - suckle for months
* Most pups survive to adulthood
  - reproductive maturity
* Most pups weigh about pounds
  - grams
  - kgs
* Some pups become bonds
  - hunters
  - come into phases
* Some pups die before adulthood
  - reach adulthood
  - from starvation
  - drink milk
  - eat starfishes or others like sea slugs
* Some pups emerge from burrows
  - dens
  - feed on milk
  - follow adults
  - go into heat
* Some pups grow inside their mothers like human babies do, but most hatch from eggs
  - quicker than others, but slow growth is usually always better
* Some pups have coats
  - feet
* Some pups have fluffy coats
  - white coats
* Some pups have fur coats
  - jackets
  - genetic contributions
  - runny stools
  - thick coats
* Some pups leave dens
  - live in dens
* Some pups lose baby teeth
  - last baby teeth
  - occupy dens
  - provide food
* Some pups reach full height
  - regurgitate food
  - remain in burrows
  - see snow
  - starve to death
  - stay in dens
* Some pups stay with mothers
* Some pups suffer from acute diarrhea
* Some pups survive first years
  - sustain life
* accompany adults.
* achieve adult size, are independent and fend for themselves after approximately a month.
* also learn to recognize the vocalizations of their mothers
  - tend to get spoiled by their mothers
* appear to have light yellow fur, which actually is white tinged with birth fluids.
* are able to climb trees and eat solid food within a few days.
* are able to crawl and swim after birth
  - soon after birth
  - hunt at a few months of age, and reach sexual maturity at about one year
  - about long at birth and weigh about
* are black at birth, and grow at a rapid rate as they feed on their mother's rich milk
  - blind and helpless at birth and remain with parents for roughly half a year
* are born blind and defenseless
  - with naked ears
* are born in a den next to a stream, or amongst rocks
  - den, usually one dug by an aardvark
  - the den and typically remain there for approximately one month
  - naked, toothless, and helpless with their eyes closed
* are born on small drifting ice floes in shallow waters
  - the short-lived seasonal platform of pack ice
* are born with a black muzzle that usually fades with age
  - full set of teeth , and are capable of taking care of themselves
* are born with eyes and ears shut and are mostly hairless at birth
* are born with their eyes open and covered in fur
  - and their tummies ready for their mother's rich milk
  - bottle fed and extensively socialized
  - brought into existence undeveloped or lacking physical parts
  - hairless, blind, pink creatures the size of a jelly bean
  - home raised and socialized
  - mostly black at birth and molt to a silver gray after weaning
  - sooty black at birth, and acquire adult coloration at about three months
  - still blind, deaf and hairless
* are unable to swim or find food until seven to eight weeks old or until the ice melts
  - swim, and when left alone on land they are defenseless against predators
* are very friendly, socialized, fat and healthy
  - vulnerable in their first year of growth to being run over by motor boats
  - weaned at about five to eight weeks of age
* average three feet and thirty pounds at birth
  - in size and weighing thirty pounds at birth
* begin to accompany adults on hunts
  - exhibit fluffing of the tail while learning to play with siblings
  - follow adults on hunting trips for a short while and return to the den by themselves
  - howl at one month old
  - see when two weeks old and can hear after three weeks
  - travel with pack
* born on the Arctic ice, like harp seals, have quite a shock at birth.
* can also get roundworm through mother's milk
  - enjoy it early on in life to aid healthy development
  - get through the smallest of places
  - have experience
  - hear and see well by the time they're three weeks old
  - occasionally become entangled in it
  - often swim after birth, when the tide returns
* consume an average of eight liters of milk a day.
* continue to suckle until four months of age.
  - their mother during the first six to eight months of their life
* develop quickly with eyes and ears that open shortly after birth.
* die from diseases, malnutrition and starvation, life in the wild can be difficult.
* eat large numbers of insects, earthworms, fruit, and grass.
  - primarily on crustaceans, mainly small shrimps
* generally have the same coloration and relative dimensions as adult sharks.
* get food from their parents until they are old enough to go out of the den
  - their sight in about ten days
  - phases of development that are largely influenced by their environment
* grow around the mother plant's base
  - inside their mother for about sixty-three days
  - rapidly and approach adult size by autumn or early winter
  - very rapidly
* hatch inside the mother and are over four feet long when they emerge.
* have a black or dark brown pelage at birth
  - black wooly fur
  - blue eyes at birth and weigh about one pound
  - good covering fur and have closed eyes when they are born
  - hearty meals
  - their tails docked and dewclaws removed
* help siblings.
* includes brains
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - skulls
  - vacuoles
* lose baby teeth starting about three months of age.
* mature quickly.
* need diets.
* often engage in sex play, mounting and clasping another pup even of the same sex, or a person
  - travel together in small groups or with the adults
* only stay with their parents for around two months.
* open eyes.
* pay attention.
* play and fight with each other
  - tag by chasing and nipping each other
  - young adulthood by autumn
* receive Early Neurological Stimulation Repeat breeding
  - parental care
* remain in the den for about six weeks, and are cared for by the entire pack
  - with their pack for at least the first year to survive
* seem to enjoy playing and hunting by themselves.
* separate from mothers.
* show a fast growth rate
  - very slow growth rate
* snatch meals from their mothers, and males mug any female in their territory for a snack.
* spend most of their time in groups or pods playing, sleeping, or residing near the water.
* start eating meat when they are about a month old
* stay in the burrow until early summer, when they leave to wander the forest themselves
  - burrows for about six or seven weeks
  - den for about six weeks and then begin traveling short distances with adults
  - with their mothers for six months, on average
* suffer most with shock-like deaths, occurring as early as two days after the onset of illness.
* take care.
* tend to dance around and bite the lead at first, but soon get used to it.
* treat other pups like inanimate objects.
* typically have roots attached, making it unnecessary to root the pup prior to planting.
* undergo a tremendous change during the fall.
* use a high-pitch squeal to communicate with their mom.
* usually nurse for a year, but some continue to nurse for up to three years.
* weigh about one pound at birth
* will have adult teeth
  - dark spots
* young mammal
+ Bearded seal, Reproduction and Lifecycle: Pinnipeds :: Mammals of Great Britain
  * Bearded seals give birth in the spring. May. Further south, in Alaska, most pups are born in late April. Pups are born on small drifting ice floes in shallow waters. They enter the water only hours after they are born, and quickly become very good divers. Pups consume an average of eight liters of milk a day. By the time they are weaned, the pups have grown to about one hundred kilograms.
+ Harp seal, Description, Reproduction: Pinnipeds
  * Pups are unable to swim or find food until seven to eight weeks old or until the ice melts. This leaves them open to polar bears and other predators.
+ Hooded seal, Offspring: Pinnipeds :: Megafauna :: Mammals of Great Britain
  * Pups are about  long at birth and weigh about. They are born on the ice from mid-March to early April. They are born with a slate blue-grey coat with a pale cream color on the belly. They moult after about 14 months. Nursing of the pup lasts for an average of only 4 days. This is the shortest lactation period of any mammal.
+ Ringed seal, Life history: Pinnipeds :: Megafauna
  * Females reach sexual maturity at 4 years. Males do not reach maturity until 7 years old. During the spring breeding season, females make lairs in the thick ice and give birth in these structures. Females give birth to a single pup in March or April after a 9 month gestation period. Pups are weaned after one month. They build up a thick layer of blubber.
+ Shark, Reproduction
  * Pups are born with a full set of teeth, and are capable of taking care of themselves. Once born, they quickly swim away from their mothers, who sometimes feed on the pups.
+ Spiny mouse, Spiny Mice as Exotic Pets, Reproduction: Rodents
  * Gestation length is between 38 and 42 days. Litters are normally 2 to 3 pups, but females may have up to 6 pups in a single litter. Other females within the social group may help in the birthing process and look after the pups. Pups are born with their eyes open and covered in fur. They will begin to leave the nesting area at about 3 days of age. Pups are weaned around 5 to 6 weeks and reach sexual maturity at about 6 to 9 weeks. A female can become pregnant at any time in the year and may have up to 12 litters in a year.