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Animal infanticide is studied in zoology, specifically in the field of ethology. Ovicide is the analogous destruction of eggs. The practice has been observed in many species throughout the animal kingdom, especially primates (primate infanticide) but including microscopic rotifers, insects, fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. [3]
Some rodent species (most typically males) will take the chance to kill neonates that are unrelated to them should opportunity permit. There is thought to be several benefits by doing so, which not only include nutrition benefits (particularly where food is in short supply [8]) but also non-direct benefits, such as allowing access to more resources, improving reproductive opportunities and the ...
In captivity, more than one dwarf mongoose in a group can give birth but the young of subordinates do not survive. However, if the size of their cage is increased and density is lower, reproductive activity of subordinates resumes. As in wolves, pheromonal control over the reproductive cycle of the mongoose is implicated as the mechanism for ...
A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. The process is called parthenogenesis, from the Greek words for “virgin” and “birth.” It tends to occur in ...
The fear, confusion and anxiety over abortion has extended to their ability to prevent a pregnancy. In June, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have enshrined a national right to birth ...
Twice in the past week alone, former President Donald Trump has pushed his often-repeated falsehood that some U.S. states, in their zeal to protect abortion rights, allow for the killing of babies ...
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.
The Humane Society of the United States runs a deer birth control program, but it is experimental; it may not be cost-effective in the long run. [2] [3] [needs update] It may cost $300 [3] to $1000 [2] per deer. One contraceptive vaccine used is porcine zona pellucida (PZP), or derivatives.