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Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster and die younger, shows study

Researchers bred Japanese quails into two groups for the study, those that laid larger and smaller eggs. (Dennis Hansen via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster — and die younger, reveals new research.

Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster and die younger, shows study

Japanese quail eggs. (Dr. Barbara Tschirren via SWNS)
Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster and die younger, shows study

Japanese quail was the bird researchers studied. (Dennis Hansen via SWNS)

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