2006-08-16 19:27:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It seems so from the studies I've read about. Animals that would be part of an extended family in the wild sometimes don't know how to be a good parent if they have never observed it in action.
2006-08-16 19:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Bart S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This has been reported to be a problem with panda bears but I don't know if it is generally the case with other species.
In the wild, animals may abandon their young if they are starving or if they are threatened by predators and have to escape quickly. So it might as well be the other way round.
2006-08-17 02:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by helene_thygesen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think maybe....after all there is NO THREAT. so i dont think they reject them, but kinda ignore them knowing there will be a human there to raise it. animals are not at all stupid.
2006-08-17 02:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by juicy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i were a parent in captivity i would just so they might let the kid grow up in the true environment.
2006-08-17 02:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Southie9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋