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What animal produces the largest baby relative to its size?
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January 22, 2024
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Some of the world's tiniest animals produce the most babies relative to their own size. Often twins and triplets, which equals a third of her bodyweight, when synical lizards known as shinglebacks give birth to live young. In the first few days of life, New Zealand's kiwi, on the other hand, lays an egg that supplies all of the yolk needed to sustain her baby. Its weight contributes to a quarter of her bodyweight.