Just Like Us: Animals Also Mooch Off Their Parents

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Takeaways:

  • Just like humans, animals will step in and help when their children are struggling. They do it for many reasons, one in particular being the need to continue their genetic legacy.
  • Many wild animal parents will feed their starving children when they have trouble finding food.
  • Animal parents might also provide their children with introductions to mates – an action called extended parental care.

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