10 animals with unique parenting behaviours

By MindStick

Elephants: Matriarchs lead herds and all members protect and care for calves.

Orangutans: Mothers carry and nurse their young for up to eight years.

Poison Dart Frogs: Fathers transport tadpoles on their backs to water sources.

Seahorses: Males carry fertilized eggs in a pouch until they hatch.

Octopuses: Females guard and oxygenate their eggs until they hatch, often dying afterward.

African Wild Dogs: Pack members regurgitate food for the young.

Cheetahs: Mothers teach cubs hunting skills over several months.

Penguins: Both parents take turns incubating eggs and feeding chicks.

Kangaroos: Joeys develop in the mother's pouch for several months post-birth.

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