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Precocial species leave the nest shortly after birth or hatching.
Extremely precocial species may be called "superprecocial."
Because they are a precocial species, their life spans are short lived, resulting in a high turnover rate in the population.
Horses are a precocial species, and foals are capable of standing and running within a short time following birth.
Unlike many precocial species, chicks are fed by their mother for a few days until they become independent, and this may cushion them from adverse conditions.
Sharp-tailed grouse are a precocial species, meaning they hatch with their eyes open, are self reliant, and do not require the mother to feed them.
The spotted hyena, which surely deserves the Eve Memorial Medal of Honor for Withstanding Childbirth Hell, offers another striking example of a highly precocial species.
Precocial species typically have a longer gestation or incubation period than related altricial species, and smaller litters or clutches, since each offspring has to be brought to a relatively advanced (and large) state before birth or hatching.