A Myriad of Mothering Styles from the Animal Kingdom
The bond between an orangutan mother and her young is one of the strongest in nature. Moms stay with their young for six to seven years.

A Myriad of Mothering Styles from the Animal Kingdom

We’ll soon be celebrating Mother’s Day, when we think of all the world’s mothers and their wonderfully diverse parenting styles. But human mothers aren’t the only ones with individualist tendencies: turtle mothers seem to favor daughters, while orcas demonstrate a fondness for sons.

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