Pretty wild and “Why do they kill their own offspring?” This situation, which is reminiscent of the question, actually means a kind of renewal of the animal kingdom. While we’re sorry to see these cute puppies being eaten and killed by their own parents, it seems like this situation is doing the parents a lot of good.

ecologically and physically Eating their offspring for profit is not considered an unscrupulous act for them, contrary to what we think in the animal kingdom.

house murder; scientific name “infanticide”.

Many animal species, from pigs to cats, from hamsters to insects, kill and even eat their young. At this point we will use infanticide, where the parents kill their own offspring; childish cannibalism they mean they eat their own children.

Douglas W. Mock, a professor of biology at the University of Oklahoma and author of a book on the subject, says: “We think that other species care for their offspring in the same way that we care for them. According to U.S as if infanticide was a sick thing “It would seem, but not for them.”

Let’s take a look at the theories on this topic. First suspected reason: to meet the energy and nutritional needs of the offspring.

Females begin nursing their young after birth when they are healthy. If one or more of the puppies are sick and look weaker than the others, the mother probably ate that puppy. Similar with more calories and energy they can give their other offspring the necessary care and lose less energy.

Another reason is to get rid of the offspring that cannot mature quickly.

For healthy gene transfer, unhealthy or problematic offspring that fail to grow, except the most healthy offspring, eat their parents. So an unhealthy one gene transfer it is also closed. We can also call it an instinctive thing caused by some kind of evolutionary pressure.

Being able to reproduce is one of these reasons.

In some species, males represent younger members of the population. mate with a female It can be eaten to increase fertility. The simplest example of this is lions. Male lions fall into the group of those who kill their cubs to mate with the female. Also known as the bottlenose dolphin, when a mother sees a dolphin with her baby, she does her best to destroy the family. Can we call it jealousy?

Finally, to prevent competition between the offspring.

In general, males are known to kill offspring, while females can also kill their offspring. Female parents build joint nests so that their offspring can more easily compete with different species. social structure of birds and bees they kill their eggs. Or some female fish Male fish can steal eggs from their nest and eat them to increase their own reproductive chances.

All these hypotheses why they eat “their” offspring are the most plausible and accepted explanations for If you see a cat eating its kitten on the street, don’t be so emotional, at least we won’t make it tragic by considering it a necessary step for the reproduction of new kittens.