Animal Parenting Archives - Dr. Carin Bondar

How Is Parental Involvement Affected By The Presence of Predators?

March 20, 2019 0

In the animal kingdom, high numbers of predators will inevitably cause some altered behaviour when it comes to parental involvement. Some Parents Choose To Decrease Their Involvement In several nesting bird species, parents decrease their […]

Adoptive Mothers In The Animal Kingdom

March 13, 2019 0

When a non-biological mother takes over complete care of an orphaned infant, it represents a great commitment. Biologically speaking, it doesn’t make sense for a mother to provide an abundance of care to an unrelated […]

Brood Parasitism

March 6, 2019 0

Brood parasitism is a parenting strategy in which birds do not brood their own eggs or tend to their own offspring once those eggs hatch. The eggs are deposited into the nests of other females […]