'Motherhood may be cherished but is taken for granted... We view maternal care as part of life—no big deal. Paternal care, in contrast, is seen as optional and is often therefore excessively praised.' Frans de Waal on fatherhood in the animal kingdom
Frans de Waal, a primatologist and emeritus professor at Emory University, is the author ofThis was my question when Murphy, a bald eagle, became a viral sensation for being a great stepdad. At first, Murphy tried to incubate a rock at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri. When the sanctuary received an eaglet that had dropped out of its nest, they allowed Murphy to move from rock-sitting to actual offspring care.
However, once we get to our closest primate relatives, there is little fatherly care. Protection is the primary and often only job of ape males. The reason that Western hunters in the old days brought back the skins, heads, and hands of silverback gorillas is because they were the only individuals to stand their ground. They performed bluff-charges to drive off the hunters, thus allowing their families to escape.
This male lion was carrying one of its own cubs. This is quite a rare occurrence. Usually you would see a male lion only carrying another male's offspring which he had killed to ensure his own bread stays superior,In Kibale National Park in Uganda, scientists witnessed an outbreak of respiratory disease that killed no less than twenty-five chimpanzees. Multiple orphans were the result.
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