Animal Parenting
The Importance of Colostrum
Milk pretty much picks up where the placenta left off in terms of how a mammalian infant is provisioned by its mom. The most energetically
October 28, 2020
Month: October 2020
Animal Reproduction
Hermaphrodites in the Animal Kingdom
As members of a species with separate sexes, humans tend to forget about the suite of organisms out there that are hermaphrodites, simultaneously carrying male
October 21, 2020
Animal Reproduction
Pausing Pregnancy: Diapause In Mammalian Species
You may operate under the false impression that once a sperm has met with an egg and created an embryo, the process cannot be paused
October 14, 2020
Animal Reproduction
Cooperatively Breeding Hyenas And The Alpha Female(s)
Whereas most human females make up their minds to become pregnant outside of the immediate influence of other females in their social group, this is
October 7, 2020