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Do female raccoons eat and regurgitate food to their offspring?
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∙ 10y ago
Male and female rabbits can eat their babies. Here's why:
Male rabbits should not be kept near their babies because they often feel threatened by the babies. If the male feels threatened, he will try to get rid of the threat. The male might stomp the babies, then tear up the bodies. It can be quite gruesome, and the male does actually ingest some of the bodies.
Female rabbits can also feel threatened. If the doe thinks she will not be able to take care of the babies or if she feels like she is threatened (often by a male), she will kill the babies. She uses similar methods as the male: stomping and mauling the bodies. The female, just as the male, can ingest some of the bodies.
It is not unusual for rabbits to eat their babies. Also, rabbits often ingest the placentas after birth. Placentas are "meat," so no rabbit is a total vegetarian.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y ago== == No. Answer: Almost all species of animals eat their own young depending on circumstances. The cost of bearing young is a significant metabolic burden on animals and if the young die or are likely to become prey to other animals the mother will preferentially eat the young to recoup the nutrients. This is an extension of animals eating the placenta or afterbirth.
In addition, in some animals, like lions, a new male will eat the young of any female in the pride which he did not sire. This ensures the propagation of his own generic material over that of other males. Chimpanzees will hunt down and eat the young of other chimpanzees.
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∙ 8y agoI have never heard of raccoons eating their babies. I suppose it may happen in rare instances, particularly if the mother is not knowledgeable about caring for her offspring. I do know that some raccoons will remove and abandon baby raccoons that are born with defects that would prevent it from living normal life.
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∙ 8y agoSquirrels will eat their young when under stress or if the baby has died.
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∙ 14y agoyes, and so will snakes, larger birds, and cats.
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∙ 8y agoRaccoons will eat baby birds as well as bird eggs.
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∙ 8y agoNo, female raccoons feed their young milk. When they are old enough to follow her, she takes them out to learn how to forage for solid food.
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∙ 8y agoNo, the father does not help raise the kits and never sees them. He is only with the female briefly during mating.
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What animals regurgitate instead of defecate their food?
owls do they regurgitate it
Do all birds regurgitate to feed their young?
Animals that regurgitate their food are cows, birds and wolves. Other animals that regurgitate their food are the anaconda and the jackal.
How does female feral cat feed kittens after 8 weeks and does she regurgitate food she has already eaten?
I am not positive but I think that she either catches prey, or if she's a house cat, she let's her kittens eat kitten or cat food.
Where do raccoons go in an Everglades food pyramid?
Raccoons are usually secondary consumers.
Do penguins regurgitate their food?
Yes, they do regurgitate their food for many reasons - for example, when feeding their young, to "show off" to potential mates, or to rid their digestive system of undigestible parts of their prey (i.e. the beak from squid).
Why do raccoons travel in packs?
Raccoons generally do not travel in packs. A mother will travel with her offspring to teach them how to forage for food.
What do raccoons do during summer?
The raccoons forage for food and try to put on weight for he winter months when food is scarce. Female raccoons spend much of the summer raising their young and teaching them to find their own food.
How do you use the word regurgitate in a sentence?
Please do NOT regurgitate your food.
What animals regurgitate instead of defecate their food?
owls do they regurgitate it
What do kangaroos do after they regurgitate their food?
feed their babies
What birds regurgitate food to feed their babies?
No.
What is a raccoons favorite food from the wild?
the raccoons favorite food from the wild is fish
Do raccoons beg?
Raccoons that have been imprinted on humans as a source of food will beg for food. Non imprinted wild raccoons will not.
Do all birds regurgitate to feed their young?
Animals that regurgitate their food are cows, birds and wolves. Other animals that regurgitate their food are the anaconda and the jackal.
An owl will cough up the food it cannot digest in the form of what?
they will regurgitate the food.
What role do raccoons play in this food web?
The raccoons are consumers
Who looks after the sparrow eggs male or female?
The female will incubate the eggs for a few weeks, then when they have hatched the female will find food and then regurgitate it for the chicks. The male sparrow has very little to do with the life of the chicks. He may just go away after his first mating and go and mate with another female.
