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The stage of development of the neonate mammal governs its degree of independence of the physical environment at birth and immediately afterwards. In some mammals the precocious young are born blind with little hair and with little ability to regulate their own temperature. In other species the young are born in a much more advanced form and are almost completely equipped to cope immediately with a detrimental environment. An example of the range of variation in development is the extremely well-advanced leveret of the hare and the poorly developed rabbit kit.
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© 1969 R. M. F. S. Sadleir
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Sadleir, R.M.F.S. (1969). The Effects of Weather from Parturition to Weaning. In: The Ecology of Reproduction in Wild and Domestic Mammals. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6527-3_17
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