The instinct of procreation is inherent in all animals. However, after the offspring were born, animals treat them differently. Some species leave babies after a week or two, while others are methodically engaged in teaching the younger generation.
Instructions
Step 1
As a rule, small animals capable of producing several offspring per year are less responsible for their offspring. For small rodents, touching care of children is not peculiar. The female spends time with the cubs while they are blind and helpless, feeding them with milk and protecting them from predators, and after two or three weeks the animals should already become independent. They can develop their inherent instincts by observing the mother and other members of the pack.
Step 2
Larger animals, whose offspring are smaller and mature for a long time, approach the training of youngs with all responsibility, by their own example showing them the skills that will be useful in life. The female deer will teach her baby what plants to eat and how best to hide in danger. And if an inexperienced fawn hesitates, the female will push him towards the shelter.
Step 3
Predators, in turn, teach their children to hunt. The female accustom them to the adult diet gradually, first feeding them with semi-digested meat, then bringing the killed prey, then the wounded, with which the offspring will be able to cope in the den. Over time, the female, and in some cases the male, takes the cubs to hunt, where the animals track down together, catch up and slaughter the prey.
Step 4
Monkeys are the species closest to humans, so their babies undergo extensive training. In addition to the necessary skills - what to eat and how to avoid danger, chimpanzees teach their young the rules of behavior. Scientists have found that monkeys that grew up without their mothers behaved aggressively and did not know how to normally interact with the rest of the flock. Adult monkeys pass on their wisdom to babies, for example, technologies for cracking nuts or methods of using sticks, and each flock may have its own techniques, which are taught to descendants.
