Brood parasitism

[Anonymous No.11255596]

Brood parasitism is when one species (typically birds, reptiles, and insects) depends on another species to raise its young. The parasitized animal will hatch and raise the parasites young, to their own detriment. The strongest hypothesis as to why they carry out with raising the young and not just accidentally hatching it is that the parasites maintain control over the parasitized animals through mafia like behavior, this was supported by nests that had the parasite eggs artificially removed by scientists raising 60% less young than cooperating parasitized animals.

The term cuckoldry actually comes from this behavior of the cuckoo bird.

My question for you /sci/: Do you think brood parasitism, one species depending on another species to raise their young, occurs in humans? True it’s not traditionally seen in mammals, but so are lots of aspects of human life, like how our communities being more similar to insect communities than mammalian.

[Anonymous No.11255604]

>>11255596
Why do you think baby animals look so cute?