Mammas

S1, E6

Piping Plover

The Piping Plover is an actress! Charadrius melodius pretends to be wounded in order to protect its eggs from predators.

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S1, E1

Cuckoo

Mamma cuckoos lead a busy life. So, they slip their eggs into the nests of other birds to have those mammas feed the cuckoo babies.

S1, E2

Dunnock

Dunnocks practice polyandry. Which means more dads bring home the bacon (actually, bugs and seeds).

S1, E3

Cichlid FIsh

Mammas store their eggs in their mouths, so that’s where Cichlid fathers have to fertilize them. Naughty!

S1, E4

Hamster

Hamster mammas have up to 10 babies at a time. Sometimes, the mamma will eat a couple of her babies to have enough strength to care for the others.

S1, E5

Oil Beetle

Oil beetle larvae can trick themselves onto a bee mamma and eat all that she provides for her babies, and the babies too!

S1, E6

Piping Plover

The Piping Plover is an actress! Charadrius melodius pretends to be wounded in order to protect its eggs from predators.

S1, E7

Spider

Being a mamma requires sacrifice, especially for the Diaea ergandros. The spider lets herself be devoured by her babies.

S1, E8

Toad

Toad mammas don't carry one big baby in their bellies, but many little babies on their backs.

S1, E9

Wasp

Wasp mammas provide nourishment to their babies by paralyzing caterpillars and burying them alive with their wasp eggs. Yum, fresh meat!

S1, E10

Maternal Instinct

Mothers - all mothers - cannot help being maternal. What is this trait, this characteristic common to all mothers?

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