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Infanticide in the animal kingdom, why do males kill their cubs, and how do females respond?
One thing that seems cruel in the animal world is infanticide, the killing of young. Lions, gorillas, chimpanzees, hippos, dolphins, and many other animals exhibit this behavior. Many articles have been written about the reasons why animals kill their young. To sum up, there are mainly two aspects.
One is for reproduction, that is, to allow the female to re-enter the mating state, so it mostly occurs...