The mothering instinct of animals.

This piece was on CBS news for Mother's Day.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• mother's
• day
• animals
• dogs
• cats
• kittens
• fawn
• horse
• goat
• leopard
• baboon
• mother

[Kawaiichic01]

It's always amazing to see mother animals take in other babies, whether the same species or not.

But humans aren't like animals really. I'm a Christian, but saying not even from a Christian standpoint, I don't think humans can really be compared to animals. In the animal kingdom, there's the "circle of life" you know, everything keeps everything else in balance. Humans are the only things that the earth would survive, or even thrive without. We take all we want and destroy animals' habitats.

[TheVeganHere]

@Kawaiichic01 I agree!

[ExNihiloJimmy]

I wish my lil pooch didnt die. I miss her :(

[TheVeganHere]

I understand. I feel for you.

I wish mine didn't die either. It's been a while but I miss her.

[OS253]

Animals make better parents than humans. They love without prejudices.

[everysinglenamesgone]

I don't know about that. Granted the animal kingdom can be heart-wrenchingly brutal and terrible, but there is always such acceptance and bravery and purity. The human world usually doesn't have that.

And how can you call love a "human" quality? Some would call mothering a very animalistic, primal thing. Humans are animals. We aren't as different as we've been taught to think we are.

[audiotrax2000]

Whoa speech to text app went crazy....meant to say "can any animal feed on another animals milk"?

[audiotrax2000]

Would the dog mother's milk have the right nutrients for the kittens to survive on? Can any animal feed any other animal like thatzzzvcs

[lanearthur21]

@1221solstice2012 They are very caring indeed but I have a nice dad too.

[1221solstice2012]

@lanearthur21 You're so right; on Dr. Phil's show today was about some "parents" who had starved and beaten their twins and kept them prisoners for months/years before the kids wrote a note to neighbors pleading for help...neighbors knew there was abuse going on for years but did nothing until the note from the kids. Many stories like that with people, even worse too. Animals are almost always wonderful parents, so responsible and caring and protective, even when they adopt other species!

[lanearthur21]

This proves animals can and are more loving than many humans. Earth can thrive without people because people abuse animals for greed and money and power. This is why I like animals.

[JasonBrazen]

@Kawaiichic01 I agree. Humans are definitely not like animals in this regard.

[cscrignaro]

He REALLY should have used a better word than, "LUNCH." For fuck sakes, I thought the dog was literary eating the kittens!

[QraQrJaq]

yes poorly worded. but beautiful