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Maternal infanticide occurs when newborn offspring are killed by their mother. This is sometimes seen in pigs , [ 47 ] a behavior known as savaging , which affects up to 5% of gilts . Similar behavior has been observed in various animals such as rabbits , [ 48 ] hamsters , [ 49 ] burying beetles , [ 50 ] mice [ 51 ] and humans.
Infanticide is the killing of a neonate after birth. In zoology, this commonly refers to the killing and in some cases consumption of newborn animals by either a parent or an unrelated adult of the species.
Infanticide in non-human primates occurs as a result of exploitation when the individuals performing the infanticide directly benefit from consumption or use of their victim. [1] The individual can become a resource: food ( cannibalism ); a protective buffer against aggression, or a prop to obtain maternal experience.
A red panda was born to Raji, Seneca Park Zoo’s adult female red panda, on June 27, the zoo announced July 8. “Raji unfortunately abandoned her cub, which is not uncommon for first-born cubs ...
A baby kangaroo, known as a joey, inside their mother's pouch. Altricial young are born deaf, blind, almost completely hairless and have very limited motor functioning. [1] The maternal behavior in these species is primarily focussed on providing warmth for the young since they are unable to thermoregulate. [4]
A newborn Bornean orangutan was born via C-section at Florida's Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Critically endangered orangutan born via C-section at Busch Gardens. See the newborn's adorable pics
The larval stage of insect development is considered by some to be a form of altricial development, but it more accurately depicts, especially amongst eusocial animals, an independent phase of development, as the larvae of bees, ants, and many arachnids are completely physically different from their developed forms, and the pre-pupal stages of ...
Adoptive Mom Abandons Baby In Hospital After Being Born with Rare Condition Louisiana native Christina Fisher was not in the right place to raise a child when she found out she was pregnant last year.