In the wild world of animal reproduction, nature has come up with some truly unexpected roles for its creatures. While we ...
A severely malnourished puppy who had recently given birth was rescued over the weekend. She was dangerously thin, but her ...
the terms we use for giving birth in livestock is calving for cattle, kidding for goats, lambing for sheep and farrowing for pigs. Groups of animals are called herds for cattle, pigs and goats ...
Blue whales migrate during summer to feed in colder regions where krill is plentiful, like in the waters off California. They return to warmer regions such as the Gulf of California and the eastern ...
It was long believed that humans were unique in providing one another with assistance during birth, but as Jukes notes, some other animals do ... Care-giving is not always the sole responsibility ...
There have been only two recorded instances of the world’s largest animal giving birth in all of human history, both from decades ago. Thousands of blue whales roam the oceans and the giant ...