How to pronounce“alloparent”in English

If all that weren’t enough reason for an animal to alloparent, having a kid around can sometimes give individuals a status boost.

Sometimes, these alloparents even let the babies drink their milk!

In fact, that’s probably another big reason alloparenting happens —the animals simply don’t realize they aren’t taking care of their own kids.

And we also know that across species, the ones that alloparent the most also tends to be the most altruistic, but humans do appear to be at the top.

One of the reasons that we are such an altruistic species is because we are what's called an alloparental species, which means that we evolved to care for offspring

One of the reasons that we are such an altruistic species is because we are what's called an 'alloparental species,' which means that we evolved to care

In the end, depending on the species, alloparenting may have a whole suite of advantages — and not just for the kid.