Nest

Cup nest with four chicks (baby birds). The pink "runt" in the center hatched only two days later than the others

A nest is a place where animals build to hold their eggs or provide a place to raise their babies. They are most typical of birds, but many other vertebrates do make nests.

Nests can be made of organic materials such as twigs, grass, and leaves. They may be a simple depression in the ground, or a hole in a rock, tree, or building. Nests can be found in all types of habitat.

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Nest Media

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  A pair of ospreys building a nest.

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  Hundreds of honeybees gather on their honeycomb nest

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  Arboreal stingless bee nest in Guatemala

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  A single nesting colony of the sociable weaver may house hundreds of individuals

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  Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in its nest

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  Paradise fish begin to hatch from a bubble nest.

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  Maiasaura probably exhibited great amounts of parental care.

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  Bee nest in the trunk of a spruce

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  Termite nests can extend 5 metres (16 ft) or more in the air.