incubation
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"For the first time, we had an incubation that took place entirely under natural conditions," Samuel Martin, director of the reserve in the southeastern town of Pierrelatte, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
King penguin parents share incubation duties by putting eggs on top of their feet and covering them with a fold of fat.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Given the weeklong average incubation period, Michigan data suggests that:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tracing its source poses particular difficulties for two reasons: an incubation period of up to two weeks before symptoms first appear, and lack of a genetic fingerprint, unlike, say, E. coli.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
He called the peregrine note to awaken a mate from the incubation trance.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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