Some behaviorists
think false pregnancies and milk production may have evolved so the lower - ranking females could nurse the pups while the dominant females were hunting, and to provide the pups with extra nutrition.
Not exact matches
Prevention of
false pregnancies Female rabbits can go into a hormonal state triggered by their ovaries where they
think they are pregnant but they are not.
Dr. Cathy: In
false pregnancy, or pseudo-
pregnancy, the dog's hormones are out of balance and her body
thinks it is pregnant but is not.