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'Gestation' is the term used to describe the growth of an embryo, or foetus, inside the womb of an animal that gives live birth.
'Incubation' is the term used when the embryo develops inside an egg, outside the parent's body.
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What is the incubation period of a horse?
Horses give birth to live, fully developed young so the correct term is gestation or pregnancy. The gestation (pregnancy) of a horse is usually about 340 days. The range for full term pregnancy is 320 to 365 days. The term incubation is used mostly for birds and reptiles who lay eggs.
What is the gestation period of a goose called?
The gestation period of a goose is called the incubation period. After the incubation period, if the egg is fertilized, a chick will hatch.
What is the incubation of a rhinoceros?
Type your answer here... The incubation or gestation of a rhinoceros is 16 (sixteen) months
The length of incubation or gestation for a bulfrog?
The length of the incubation for the bullfrog is about 4 days or less.
What is the difference between incubation and gestation?
Incubation is the period for an egg to hatch and gestation is the period where the unborn is inside the body of the mother awaiting the time to be born.
What is th gestation length of a bald eagle?
Gestation is the term applied to animals that give birth to live young. The time that it takes an egg to hatch is called "Incubation". According to http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/b_eagle.php, the incubation period for bald eagles is 34 to 37 days.
What is the incubation period of a Tasmanian Devil?
Tasmanian devils do not have an incubation period. The term "incubation" relates to how long an egg takes to hatch, and Tasmanian devils do not lay eggs. The gestation period of the Tasmanian devil is between 18 and 21 days.
How long is incubation or gestation of a surinam toad?
about a week
Do lions have periods?
what is a gestation or incubation for a mountain lion
How long is the incubation or gestation of a blue crab?
Crabs have an average gestation period of 14 days.
If an animal lays eggs does it have a gestation period?
No, gestation is development in the uterus. Eggs have an incubation period.
What is a gestation for a parrot?
Incubation varies from 17 to 35 days, with the larger species have the longer incubation periods
