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Most species of birds build some sort of nest, though some lay their eggs directly onto rock ledges or bare soil without first modifying the area.
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Most species seem to prefer a ready-made hollow such as a deserted mouse nest, a bird house, or the hole made by a woodpecker ; ;
Most species lay their eggs underground and when the larvae hatch, they make their way to adjacent bodies of water.
Most agnostid species were eyeless.
Most species of Asparagales are herbaceous perennials, although some are climbers ( e. g. species of Asparagus, family Asparagaceae ) and some are tree-like.
Most aquatic species have a totally submerged juvenile phase, and flowers are either floating or emergent.
Most species have 20 body segments, bearing 11 pairs of leaf-like phyllopodia ( swimming legs ), and the body lacks a carapace.
Most species show cyclical parthenogenesis, where asexual reproduction is occasionally supplemented by sexual reproduction, which produces resting eggs that allow the species to survive harsh conditions and disperse to distant habitats.
Most marine species live in tropical waters, but a few occur in oceanic trenches, and others are found in polar waters.
Most species are rather simply colored, lacking the flashy spotted or rosetted coats like many species of felids and viverrids have.
Most are terrestrial, although a few species, like procyonids, are arboreal.
Most species of Carnivora are, to some degree, omnivorous, except the Felidae and Pinnipedia, which are obligate carnivores.
Most have highly-developed senses, especially vision and hearing, and often a highly acute sense of smell in many species, such as in the Canoidea.
Most of the species are herbaceous perennial plants, but some are annuals.
Most species of brachiopods, a small phylum of marine invertebrates, survived the K – Pg extinction event and diversified during the early Paleocene.
Most species of Cimolestes were mouse to rat-sized, but the Late Cretaceous Cimolestes magnus reached the size of a marmot, making it one of the largest Mesozoic mammals known ( 20-60g ).
Most species ( about 62 %) are in six extremely diverse families, each with at least 20, 000 described species: Curculionidae, Staphylinidae, Chrysomelidae, Carabidae, Scarabaeidae, and Cerambycidae.
Most of the organisms collected were simple, soft-shelled foraminifera ( 432 species according to National Geographic ), with four of the others representing species of the complex, multi-chambered genera Leptohalysis and Reophax.
Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves.
Most predictions of forestry related biodiversity loss are based on species-area models, with an underlying assumption that as the forest declines species diversity will decline similarly.
Most species are suited to being planted outside or in containers.
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Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching.
Most paleontologists regard birds as the only surviving dinosaurs ( see Origin of birds ).
Most of these creations themselves contained hidden surprises such as clock-work birds, or miniature ships.
Most other branches of life remained relatively unchanged in comparison to birds and mammals during this period.
Most have been produced by scaling modern animals such as bats and birds up to Pteranodon size, despite the fact that pterosaurs have vastly different body proportions and soft tissue anatomy than any living animal.
Most animals that lay eggs, such as birds and reptiles, including most ovoviviparous species, have an oviduct instead of a uterus.
Most birds of prey sport eyes on the sides of their heads, but the stereoscopic nature of the owl's forward-facing eyes permits the greater sense of depth perception necessary for low-light hunting.
Most collectibles are man-made commercial items, but some private collectors collect natural objects such as birds ' eggs, butterflies, rocks, and seashells.
Most passerine birds develop twelve tail feathers, though the Superb Lyrebird has sixteen.
Most of their diets consist of fish, but can also include crayfish, frogs, ducklings, snakes, muskrats, mice, other small mammals, and small birds.
Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals ; however, some are pelagic ( sea birds ), some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick forest.
Most observed effects are due not to toxicity, but to habitat changes and the decreases in abundance of species on which birds rely for food or shelter.
Most birds of prey also have strong curved talons for catching or killing prey.
Most mammals find this unpleasant, whereas birds are unaffected.
Most are found only on specific types of animals, and, in some cases, only to a particular part of the body ; some animals are known to host up to fifteen different species, although one to three is typical for mammals, and two to six for birds.
Most habitat types are occupied, from tundra to rainforest and deserts, although they are generally more birds of open country and even forest species tend to prefer broken forest and forest edges.
Most of the species in the family are monogamous, and both parents care for the young, sometimes with the assistance of other birds in the colony, a behavior considered unusual for birds.
Most birds scoop or draw water into the buccal areas of their bills, raising and tilting their heads back to drink ( an exception is the common pigeon which can suck in water directly by inhalation ).
Most national emblems originate in the natural world, such as animals or birds, but another object may serve.
Most are arboreal birds, but the large ground-hornbills ( Bucorvus ), as their name implies, are terrestrial birds of open savanna.
Most mistletoe seeds are spread by birds, such as the Mistle Thrush in Europe, the Phainopepla in southwestern North America, and Dicaeum of Asia and Australia.
Most storks eat frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, small birds and small mammals.
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