Animal parent-child relationships

Author: (Japanese) Nakamura Yasuyoshi
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Humans are also animals. Understanding the parent-child relationships in animals often provides valuable references for thinking about human parent-child relationships. Even if human love is a result of high-level spiritual activities, it originates from the instincts of animals. Unconsciously, we draw arbitrary boundaries between animals and humans, forgetting that we are also part of this group. We need to remind ourselves once again that humans are animals and learn with humility about their deep affection and wisdom. – Nakamura Yasuyoshi
Today, various animals live on Earth, each busy with their efforts to reproduce. Some create copies through methods like fission or budding, passing them down through generations. Of course, this is the story of animals visible only under a microscope. However, animals of a certain size reproduce through methods like laying eggs or giving birth, resulting in parent-child relationships. Of course, when it comes to parent-child relationships, not all animals share the same dynamics as humans. In fact, the parent-child relationships of different animal species vary greatly.
Over a decade ago, it was commonly believed that only higher animals like birds and mammals had close parent-child relationships. The relationships between parents and children in other animals were thought to be no more complex than the simple roles of giving birth and being born. In this book, the author introduces several interesting parent-child relationships in animals. Will this help us understand animals better and, in turn, understand humans?