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A Natural History of Parenting: A Naturalist Looks at Parenting in the Animal World and Ours
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 591.563
EAN: 9780609801826
ISBN: 0609801821
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 238
Publication Date: February 24, 1998
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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This fascinating and engaging book explores maternal and paternal behavior in many species, from bat-filled caves in Texas to giant beluga whales at the New York Aquarium, from ant nests where huge labor pools have led to primitive infant care to our own concept of infant care. Line drawings throughout Pub: .
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Rating:  - Intriguing look into both parenting and nature
Naturalist Susan Allport takes a look at parenting in all animals, humans included, from a genetic evolutionary perspective. She discusses the different strategies animals have for choosing a mate, choosing a nest, hatching eggs versus bearing live young, and rearing their young. With every stage of exploration, she includes a discussion of how humans fit into this complex world.
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This was a very good book, and I'm considering it as a present for parents I know. ... Read More
Rating:  - We are animals too!
This fun insightful book began with the author's seemingly simply query based on something she witnessed on her own farm: Why did a ewe walk away from the lamb she had just given birth to? More importantly, why did the author expect that the ewe should have a mothering instinct and that it was wrong/bad for her to walk away? From here, she examines the behaviors of males and females in various species. The book illuminates gender roles and their origins in an evolutionary scheme, but also asks interesting ... Read More
Rating: - Chock full of fun facts--great gift for new parents
This is an incredibly fun read if you enjoy natural history. It is filled with info such as why male breasts do not produce milk, or how bats nurse upside down, why wolf milk is high fat, or why some ewes abandon lambs. It is also an excellent intro to the often radical ideas of Robert Trivers, an incredible story in his own right and about whom some book ought to be written. For example, in some primate groups alpha females have more female children than males--why?
Doesn't have much about human ... Read More
Rating: - Great book! Annoyed all my friends telling them about it!
This is a great book for people who like to look at nature or who are or will be parents. I learned so much about animal parents and their relationship with their offspring. It will make you reflect upon the behaviors of humans to their children. It is a great read, you will learn why ducklings follow the first thing they see upon hatching to how the percentage of milkfat in breastmilk will tell you how an animal parents.
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