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Where are all the non-aquatic mouthbrooders?
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Some fish mouthbrood. Some amphibians mouthbrood. Crocodilians carry their babies in their mouths to water. Is there a reason why there are no instances (that I know of) of terrestrial animals that mouthbrood?
Why can't there be pelican babies in pelican beaks or chipmunk babies in chipmunk cheeks?
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Some fish mouthbrood. Some amphibians mouthbrood. Crocodilians carry their babies in their mouths to water. Is there a reason why there are no instances (that I know of) of terrestrial animals that mouthbrood?
Why can't there be pelican babies in pelican beaks or chipmunk babies in chipmunk cheeks?
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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Some fish mouthbrood. Some amphibians mouthbrood. Crocodilians carry their babies in their mouths to water. Is there a reason why there are no instances (that I know of) of terrestrial animals that mouthbrood?
Why can't there be pelican babies in pelican beaks or chipmunk babies in chipmunk cheeks?
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Some fish mouthbrood. Some amphibians mouthbrood. Crocodilians carry their babies in their mouths to water. Is there a reason why there are no instances (that I know of) of terrestrial animals that mouthbrood?
Why can't there be pelican babies in pelican beaks or chipmunk babies in chipmunk cheeks?
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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First of all it's a matter of size. Newborn fishes and crocodiles are small enough to fit in their parents' mouth.
Despite this, some terrestrial animals use their mouth to carry around their babies: never seen a cat or a lion moving around their cubs by gently biting behind their necks?
Still, those cubs are too big to fit in the mouth.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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First of all it's a matter of size. Newborn fishes and crocodiles are small enough to fit in their parents' mouth.
Despite this, some terrestrial animals use their mouth to carry around their babies: never seen a cat or a lion moving around their cubs by gently biting behind their necks?
Still, those cubs are too big to fit in the mouth.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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First of all it's a matter of size. Newborn fishes and crocodiles are small enough to fit in their parents' mouth.
Despite this, some terrestrial animals use their mouth to carry around their babies: never seen a cat or a lion moving around their cubs by gently biting behind their necks?
Still, those cubs are too big to fit in the mouth.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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First of all it's a matter of size. Newborn fishes and crocodiles are small enough to fit in their parents' mouth.
Despite this, some terrestrial animals use their mouth to carry around their babies: never seen a cat or a lion moving around their cubs by gently biting behind their necks?
Still, those cubs are too big to fit in the mouth.
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First of all it's a matter of size. Newborn fishes and crocodiles are small enough to fit in their parents' mouth.
Despite this, some terrestrial animals use their mouth to carry around their babies: never seen a cat or a lion moving around their cubs by gently biting behind their necks?
Still, those cubs are too big to fit in the mouth.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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It seems to be mostly gestationa (incubational)l, with eggs. So more likely in species that lay eggs (without shells). I'd guess amphibian/fish because of the proximity to water to keep the eggs fresh. Non-egg fetuses may just do better in a dedicated pouch.
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Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE aadv. Please check out our tour and help center. I added a link to your post because I bet I'm not the only person who had to look up mouthbrooding to find out if it occurred as part of gestation (eggs or later) or post birth.
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