• Title: Parenthood
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• Duration: unknown
• Rating: 8,8
• Genres: Documentary

Summary Parenthood ()

Offspring are the next best thing to immortality. Parents take great risks to raise them.

Success in nature is measured in procreation, to sustain the species' population(s), hence parenthood is the key goal in life. Often social life, like a herd, helps protecting the vulnerable young, yet its own parents (mainly mothers) go the extra mile, like shielding a buffalo calf from a pack of wolves. Seniors help is often vital to survive on migration, especially the first year, as zebra foals needing to cross crocodile-infested rivers on the African savannah. Learning social skills can also be vital, as with bonobo apes. Fathers may fight off rivals for mating rites and to prevent a triumphant rival killing off their offspring.

Synopsis Parenthood ()