- Like frogs, most toads lay their fertilized eggs in water, where they hatch into tadpoles before developing into adult toads. These amphibians need a safe, undisturbed body of water to lay their eggs in. However, a few species breed on land.
- the mother alligator typically lays about 35 eggs in a nest made of mud, sticks and other plant matter.
- Rabbits sometimes dig a burrow in which to give birth