
How Primate Moms React to the Death of Offspring
Primates are the most well-observed group of animals when it comes to the topic of a mother’s reaction to offspring death. Cases of continued postmortem
Primates are the most well-observed group of animals when it comes to the topic of a mother’s reaction to offspring death. Cases of continued postmortem
Physiological, social, and environmental elements have influenced the evolution of the immense diversity in maternal behaviour across the mammalian order. There are two general phases
For mothers, there is nothing more painful than losing a child. The unfortunate truth in the animal kingdom is that it happens all the time
In mammals, embryos can exist in a state of suspended animation. It’s thought that this ability to store fertilized embryos originally evolved to maximize reproductive
Nazca boobies are ground-nesting colonial seabirds that exhibit unique pseudomothering behaviour. In any given year, there are reproductive females whose nests have failed. While busy
The parenting hypothesis posits that first-time moms (moms who haven’t given birth) will allonurse unrelated offspring as a means by which to gain experience and
The fire salamander Salamandra salamandra is an organism with a perplexing level of parental plasticity. Females are generally oviviparous (not to be confused with oviparous),
Close bonds form between females who see each other all the time, although in the case of alloparenting and shared nursing between house mice, there
Toothed whales called Odontocetes are mammals that form close social bonds, most often along matriarchal lines, and it is therefore not surprising that an infant’s
While many human parents will assure their children they do not have a favourite, in the animal kingdom, moms may provide different levels of care