RLT speculates on the "moral nature" of parental protection shown by humans and traces it back to its first occurrence in the animal world.
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RLT speculates on the "moral nature" of parental protection shown by humans and traces it back to its first occurrence in the animal world.
CD gives a few instances of various animals (starfish, earwigs, spiders) that take charge of their young.