Be glad you aren't living in the animal kingdom

My mother was very VERY strict but we knew that it was because she loved us and wanted us to grow into decent human beings that she was so strict. She was old school about things and till we grew up we didn't realized her methods and by then it was too late for me. That's why I try to tell those younger than me who have troubles with their mothers that their mother is trying to make them better and she most likely just don't know of a better way to do it...

I sent my mommy a card...now I'm thinking I should send her some diamonds.

Lol my ''mother'' is definitely the cuckoo!

Lol my ''mother'' is definitely the cuckoo!

:laugh: Same here!

10. Lioness: When a new male takes over a pride, the mother gives her cubs that are under two years of age to him ... and he kills them.

I'm pretty sure the lioness doesn't have a choice in the matter. The male lion simply does this because if his pride is going to be using resources (energy, nutrition) on raising young, he wants them to be HIS young.

8. Darwin's Frog. The mother lays her eggs and then abandons them, leaving the father responsible for hatching and raising them.

This is similar to the seahorse. The mother lays the eggs, but they are kept in the father's pouch. The father carries the babies for two to six weeks and then gives live birth to the babies.

6. Cuckoo: The bird lays an egg and then delivers it to another cuckoo's nest for it to raise.

This one is actually really interesting.
Cuckoo birds are "brood parasites," meaning that they will lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Many cuckoo birds ONLY reproduce this way.
The females of some cuckoo species have evolved secretive and fast laying behaviors.
In some cases, male cuckoos have lured the host adults away from their nests so that the female can lay her egg in the nest.
Some cuckoo host species may try to directly prevent cuckoos from laying eggs in their nests in the first place and will mob the cuckoos to drive them out of the area.
Some cuckoos have been shown to exhibit "Mafia-like" enforcement, in which adult cuckoos will completely destroy the host's clutch if they reject the cuckoo egg. <-- All from wikipedia because wikipedia is awesome.

4. Galapagos Shark: These moms often mistake their young for food and eat them.

Not only the mothers, but the entire species. The Galapagos shark eats primarily boney fish, and a adolescent of it's own species is basically a boney fish, so they are prey too.

3. Black Bears: These moms hope to have a litter, so if mom gives birth to only one cub, she abandons it and tries again for more.

I am not sure about the validity of this one. Can someone direct me to a source? I am interested. As far as I know, mother bears are very protective of their young, and will only abandon or kill her young if (1) there is not going to be enough food for both herself and her baby in the coming months for the baby to grow up into a healthy adult, or (2) the baby is malformed or weak or something of that sort. I haven't heard or read anything of this sort before.

1. Langur Monkeys: These moms have been known to abandon or even kill their young if they get injured or sick.

This is why monkeys freak me out. o_o

10. Lioness: When a new male takes over a pride, the mother gives her cubs that are under two years of age to him ... and he kills them.

I'm pretty sure the lioness doesn't have a choice in the matter. The male lion simply does this because if his pride is going to be using resources (energy, nutrition) on raising young, he wants them to be HIS young.

8. Darwin's Frog. The mother lays her eggs and then abandons them, leaving the father responsible for hatching and raising them.

This is similar to the seahorse. The mother lays the eggs, but they are kept in the father's pouch. The father carries the babies for two to six weeks and then gives live birth to the babies.

6. Cuckoo: The bird lays an egg and then delivers it to another cuckoo's nest for it to raise.

This one is actually really interesting.
Cuckoo birds are "brood parasites," meaning that they will lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Many cuckoo birds ONLY reproduce this way.
The females of some cuckoo species have evolved secretive and fast laying behaviors.
In some cases, male cuckoos have lured the host adults away from their nests so that the female can lay her egg in the nest.
Some cuckoo host species may try to directly prevent cuckoos from laying eggs in their nests in the first place and will mob the cuckoos to drive them out of the area.
Some cuckoos have been shown to exhibit "Mafia-like" enforcement, in which adult cuckoos will completely destroy the host's clutch if they reject the cuckoo egg. <-- All from wikipedia because wikipedia is awesome.

4. Galapagos Shark: These moms often mistake their young for food and eat them.

Not only the mothers, but the entire species. The Galapagos shark eats primarily boney fish, and a adolescent of it's own species is basically a boney fish, so they are prey too.

3. Black Bears: These moms hope to have a litter, so if mom gives birth to only one cub, she abandons it and tries again for more.

I am not sure about the validity of this one. Can someone direct me to a source? I am interested. As far as I know, mother bears are very protective of their young, and will only abandon or kill her young if (1) there is not going to be enough food for both herself and her baby in the coming months for the baby to grow up into a healthy adult, or (2) the baby is malformed or weak or something of that sort. I haven't heard or read anything of this sort before.

1. Langur Monkeys: These moms have been known to abandon or even kill their young if they get injured or sick.

This is why monkeys freak me out. o_o

Love it.