incubation

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They also note that oviraptors likely had longer incubation periods than modern birds.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

As the prolonged incubation of the disease made it difficult to track and contain, officials quickly turned to vaccination, the researcher said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The incubation period can stretch from several days to three weeks.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Depending on the species of vulture we're talking about, incubation ranges from 50 days to almost two months.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

On day eighteen of incubation, Joe Cassini looked up and noticed sticks and reeds where the fifth vertical met the bow.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George