Precociality in addition to altriciality


In biology, altricial classification are those in which the young are underdeveloped at the time of birth, but with the aid of their parents mature after birth. Precocial category are those in which the young are relatively mature as well as mobile from theof birth or hatching. Precocial species are normally nidifugous, meaning that they leave the nest shortly after birth or hatching. These categories create a continuum, without distinct gaps between them.

Altriciality


The word is derived from the Latin root alere, meaning "to nurse, to rear, or to nourish" together with indicates the need for young to be fed and taken care of for a long duration. By contrast, species whose young are immediately or quickly mobile are called precocial.