Parental care in the animal kingdom takes a variety of forms. Who are the gold star parents and who never even sees their kids? Do animals babysit? And do quakkas really throw their babies? 
Resources for this episode:
Parental Care - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Patterns of parental care in vertebrates
Humans aren’t the only ones that help out their adult kids — here’s why animals do it too |
One Thing They Aren't: Maternal - The New York Times
Why Some Animals Forgo Reproduction in Complex Societies | American Scientist
Fact or Fiction?: Birds (and Other Critters) Abandon Their Young at the Slightest Human Touch - Scientific American
Seven Super Mums of the animal kingdom | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne
Professor Allen J. Moore - Uncovering The Evolutionary Origins Of Parental Care • scientia.global
Meet the Alloparents | Natural History Magazine
Parenting in Animals - PMC

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