Takeaways:
- Humans aren’t the only animals that give gifts. Gift giving animals include spiders, squid, snails, birds and others.
- Many of the gifts traded among animals are nuptial gifts which includes anything that is exchanged during mating to boost the gifter’s chance at reproduction.
- These gifts can be anything from prey wrapped in fine silk to proteins and hormones which would increase the odds of the survival of the mate and offspring.
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