How to pronounce“alloparenting”in English
verbPlus, since polar bears raise their cubs in dens away from other bears, they might not have evolved good kid-recognizing mechanisms.
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.
This might explain why birds like cowbirds and cuckoos can lay their eggs in other birds’ nests and successfully pass along their parenting duties to entirely different species!
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Definitions of “alloparenting”
Parental behaviour towards infants and young from non-parents.
“Some alloparenting relationships among animals resemble adoption, although more resemble foster care or wet-nursing.”