Animals and their young in nature and in captivity

Who was not touched, considering the photos, which depict animals and their cubs! And to observe these relations is quite interesting. And how many wonderful books and wonderful films are devoted to this topic!

All babies in childhood are like!

People are also animals. And their cubs - the kids of man and the beast - naturally, in many respects have similarities. They are equally awkward in infancy, defenseless and therefore very dependent on adults. Animals and their young in some way resemble homo sapiens. This is something that touches people who observe the relationship between adult animals and birds and their offspring.

For example, a mother-bear can catch and spank on the pope's uprooted toddler. And the adult lion will patiently lie at a time when his offspring brazenly drags the king of beasts by the tail, only occasionally moving his displeased ears - well, exactly, Dad, who came from work! True, dads do not have tails, and they can not always move their ears ... But the very expression of the faces of people and the muzzles of adult animals at a time when the kids are very annoying are very similar.

And what funny cubs of animals in their curiosity ! Photo of little toddlers with eyes burning with interest, fluffy fur coat and trustingly elongated spout towards the camera just can not help but make a smile. For example, small enotics are brash and impudent, inquisitive and completely devoid of fear of people. They willingly go on rapprochement with an interested person, for which they are paid: someone lives, and someone - freedom. Indeed, animals and their young sometimes remind people very much ...

Instinct, which can be envied

People who study the fauna, watch it for many years, will say with certainty that wild animals and their cubs are connected with each other by true love, there is tenderness between them, and the care of the mother, whether elephant or bear, mouse or bird, is worthy of the highest Praise. It is known that "wild" bestial parents are capable of even self-sacrifice for the sake of saving their offspring.

And this is so. But only until the moment when the cubs are under parental care. As soon as the beast becomes sexually mature, care and care comes to an end. Although those animals that live in large families - flocks, flocks, packs - do not break off ties, but their relationship goes to a new level. In animal communities, adolescents often begin to take care of the youngest, and adult individuals, even childless, so far as the parents protect all children, regardless of their relationship.

Interesting facts about the life of animals

Connoisseurs of beast relationships tell a lot of amazing things about what they know and what they saw with their own eyes. For example, in one of the lean years, the number of rodents in one of the forests has greatly decreased. The fox, who brought up the offspring, was already preparing to become a mother again. Her grown daughter was left in the same forest, where she settled comfortably in her dwelling not far from her native burrow. There she gave birth to her lovely fluffy foxes.

However, the grandmother - the mother of the chanterelle, who already had children, was very worried about her future offspring: two full families this year can not feed! And a strongly developed maternal instinct pushed her to the crime. Having climbed into the hole to their grandchildren, the fox bitten them all. So she took care of the food for her future children.

Something similar is observed in the colony of meerkats, which includes two or three family groups. Matriarchy reigns in society, and one dominant female dominates. It is she who is allowed to bring offspring, for which the whole colony cares. And if suddenly some other female dares to break this law and get pregnant, then she is severely punished by exile. In the event that the perpetrator has already managed to bring unwanted offspring, the dominant female kills the babies. And the fact that her own daughter may be the culprit is not a mitigating factor.

Animals living near a person

Of course, watching wild animals is difficult and not everyone is available. But living near the person pets and their young can teach a lot of people.

Koshatniki will foam with their mouths to prove that the most caring mother can be called a cat. Dogs will argue with them: there is no better mother than a dog! Both are absolutely right. In fact, almost all animals have a very high instinct of motherhood and protection of offspring. There is only one difference between wild fauna and domesticated animals.

If males take an active part in rearing and protecting their offspring, the animals and their young are completely dependent on the person. Therefore, "daddies" often do not even know that they have children, not to help their mother in the upbringing and protection of children. Even to choose independently to itself a pair for reproduction it do not give an opportunity. People thus violate the laws of nature, forcing pets to live according to the rules imposed by them ...

Feeding offspring in animals

Interfering with the laws of nature, a person often deprives mothers of cows, goats, camels, sometimes even sheep. After all, the milk that these animals give is fine food for people. Therefore, the owner immediately after birth takes the offspring from his mother and feeds them by hand, diluting the mother's milk with water, including lure. The very same mother actively distribute, not allowing her to feed her baby. After all, once fed, the female will not give even the milk to the milkmaid left after feeding the milk, and her udder will produce it exactly as much as is required for feeding the baby.