Richard Collins: Ever wondered why a panda cub is so tiny?

A panda mother is 900 times heavier than her newborn cub.

Richard Collins: Ever wondered why a panda cub is so tiny?
Sun, 29 Dec, 2019 - 13:32
Richard Collins

The partridge, of Christmas pear tree fame, lays the largest clutch of any bird species. A nest may contain up to 24 eggs, each weighing about 14.5g grams.

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