Why do higher animals produce few offspring, while lower animals lay eggs in large numbers?



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Why do higher animals produce few offspring, while lower animals lay eggs in large numbers? and got a better answer

Response from Дима[+++]
does it take longer to nurture a higher being?

Response from 0[+++++]
it takes longer to nurture a superior creature.

Response from 0[+++++]
it's the same as with humans: the rich have one or two children and the poor have as many as they can.

Response from 0[+++++]
It's just like humans.

Response from 0[++++]
work for quality not quantity

Response from 0[+++++]
because the mortality rate of inferior animals is much higher and they compensate for it with more offspring I know it for a fact

Response from 0[++]
these are the laws of nature: the more highly developed animal gives fewer offspring and the weaker it is born but the adults can better protect it from enemies and survive better. and more low-organized animals give large offspring which are almost immediately able to survive on their own or are born in large numbers to increase the survival probability of the species and at least 5 out of 20 survived and continued the line. it is also achieved by frequent birth and reduction of the period of nurturing for example in rabbits birds.

Response from 0[+++++]
1.Lower creatures have more enemies e.g. mice with large brood are afraid of foxes and cats, etc. 2. The nurturing period of higher creatures is longer. For example an elephant mother nurtures her baby for a year. 3. Mammals are more dependent on their mothers because they eat their milk. You can't feed much at once.

Response from 0[+++++]
The higher ones take care of their offspring so the survival rate is higher and there is no point in making much. evolution you see!

 

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