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alloparenting

Noun

Meaning

alloparenting (uncountable)

(ethology) Parental behaviour towards infants and young from non-parents.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Alloparenting – where a calf is cared for by someone other than its mother – takes place in some family groups. Source: Internet

Alloparenting has been observed in this species. Source: Internet

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