Okay so how do birds mate? If they dont need a partner to reproduce then why do father birds even bother to stick around.....
2006-09-25 03:42:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Birds do need a male and a female to produce eggs that will develop into chicks, but like some of the other users have already commented, females will lay eggs sometimes if a male isn't around, they just won't be fertile.
Some females in species of animals (not just birds) are actually able to store the sperm from the male inside of them for lengths of time to delay fertilization so that either a) they can wait to have young until conditions are more favorable or b) so they can pick and choose the best father for their young. Maybe that's what they talked about on the show?
2006-09-25 13:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pnutsmom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you saying that a female bird can reproduce without mating with a male ? I've been studying nature for many years, but that's a new one on me.
As for male birds sticking around, you have to take the different species. Some mate, then leave the rest up to the female. Some males feed both young and the females. Each specie has its own way of assuring the next generation. The species that are still around after so many thousands of years are doing it right, whatever their method.
2006-09-25 10:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they need a partner to reproduce!It always takes 2 birds a male and a female bird!
2006-09-25 10:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by ducky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What show said that birds don't mate?? The female needs a male to fertilize the eggs. Yes, she can still lay an egg without mating...but that egg will unviable or sterile. It taks BOTH egg and sperm to form an embryo. Birds mate by pressing their cloacas together...in something called a "cloacal kiss" at which time the male passes his sperm into the female.
2006-09-25 15:56:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds do need a partner
2006-09-25 10:46:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to lay an egg that will hatch yes you need two birds, but if you want eggs that won't hatch get just a female (the female will defend the egg, to remove egg throw a towel lightly on top of female and grab the egg)
2006-09-25 16:11:11 · answer #6 · answered by patrick N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer is that they do mate birds are not A sexual like frogs, i could be wrong thou
Sorry that could not be much more help
2006-09-25 10:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by moccaebby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
female bird need male to reproduce.they do mate.they are not one cell living things
2006-09-25 11:57:32 · answer #8 · answered by cipotli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do mate.
Check out this website:
http://birding.about.com/library/weekly/aa071700c.htm
2006-09-25 10:48:10 · answer #9 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
females will lay eggs without the male but they won't be fertile.. need the male : )
2006-09-25 10:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋