Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Nidicolous animals are animals that stay at their nest or birthplace for a long time following birth, due to their dependence on the parents for feeding, protection and learning survival skills. They are the opposite of nidifugous animals where the animal leaves the nest more quickly and survives independently.The great majority of nidicolous animals are altricial; an animal born helpless, blind and without feathers, simply unable to fend for itself. Examples of nidicolous animals are most mammals, marsupials and many species of birds. However, the concepts of altricial and nidicolous are not identical. All altricial animals are nidicolous by necessity, but an animal may be nidicolous, such as staying at the nest, even if it is precocial and fully capable of leaving if needed."@en }
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- Nidicolous abstract "Nidicolous animals are animals that stay at their nest or birthplace for a long time following birth, due to their dependence on the parents for feeding, protection and learning survival skills. They are the opposite of nidifugous animals where the animal leaves the nest more quickly and survives independently.The great majority of nidicolous animals are altricial; an animal born helpless, blind and without feathers, simply unable to fend for itself. Examples of nidicolous animals are most mammals, marsupials and many species of birds. However, the concepts of altricial and nidicolous are not identical. All altricial animals are nidicolous by necessity, but an animal may be nidicolous, such as staying at the nest, even if it is precocial and fully capable of leaving if needed.".