Includes an index about how
animal mothers care for their babies to provide details for curious toddlers and preschoolers.
Her experience with the
tamarin animal mother began with two orphaned monkeys, which were bottle - fed and hand - raised.
Surely also we live for others as well as for ourselves; even the other animals (
especially animal mothers and sometimes fathers) do that.
In nature,
laboring animal mother's will stop mid-labor if they think they are being watched in order to find safety.
Animal mothers want to increase the chances of their strongest, fittest offspring surviving — even if it means disposing of a weaker juvenile.
Tamarin
animal mothers without a mate often rely on other adult males as well as female relatives for assistance.
That's why modern zoos and aquariums rely
on animal mothers to raise their babies whenever possible.
And if the plight of mother dogs who are forced to breed tirelessly and watch each litter be torn away from them saddens you, check out how you can help
other animal mothers.
Some of the
worst animal mothers that engage in brood parasitism can't even be bothered to raise the kids themselves, but foist the job on someone else.
She became interested in primate parenting and realized that human mothers could benefit in many ways from her study of the
tamarin animal mother.
Manning, Mick SUPERMOM Albert Whitman, 2001 With humorous and comforting illustrations, this book talks about many ways human and
animal mothers care for their babies.
Every animal mother forces its offspring to wean; farmers watch cows do it with their calves every spring.
Some animal mothers do some admittedly horrible things to their young, from abandoning them to letting an older sibling beat them up to outright killing them.
Many educators also believe that parents in industrialized societies can benefit from the parenting lessons provided by the tamarin
animal mother.
Though the Vietnam War portion does have its moments (like the introduction of Adam Baldwin's
Animal Mother), it's what ultimately stands in the way of «Full Metal Jacket» being the definitive film on the subject, even if some people might tell you otherwise.
The only way to end the inhumane, unethical abuse of
animal mothers and daughters is to stop supporting these enterprises.