In the animal kingdom, the most remarkable examples of altruistic behavior occur in the context of rearing offspring. Animal societies that exhibit cooperative care of young include Cichlids «Princess of Lake Tanganyika», Image: M. Taborsky, University of Bern.
In the animal kingdom, the most remarkable examples of altruistic behavior occur in the context of rearing offspring. Animal societies that exhibit cooperative care of young include Cichlids «Princess of Lake Tanganyika» , Image: M. Taborsky, University of Bern. Altruistic behavior is often seen as an exclusively human characteristic. However, behavioral research has uncovered numerous examples of altruistic behavior in the animal kingdom. In a new study, researchers at the University of Bern show that animals that help others -selflessly- to raise their young generate an evolutionary advantage. Altruism is defined as doing something that benefits someone else, at a cost to oneself. In the animal kingdom, the most astonishing examples of this selflessness occur in the rearing of the next generation.
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