
Lessons from the animal kingdom
Starting a family is a major milestone in life, but are there lessons to be learnt from the animal kingdom?
Here are some of the most surprising and interesting examples of parenting in nature.
Emperor penguins share responsibilities
Elephants go around in family groups and look after each other
Orangutans nurse their babies for up to eight years
Female cheetahs are great single mums, raising their young without help from a male
Female polar bears have two cubs in a litter and it takes her two years to teach them survival skills
[1] National Geographic, ABOUT THE EMPEROR PENGUIN, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/e/emperor-penguin/
[2] Elephant Voices, ELEPHANT SENSE & SOCIALITY, https://www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-sense-a-sociality-4/elephants-are-socially-complex.html
[3] Stephanie Pappas, 2017. Orangutans Nurse Their Babies For 8 Years, Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/59145-orangutans-nurse-babies-for-8-years.html
[4] Alina Bradford, 2016. Facts about clownfish., Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/55399-clownfish.html