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NATURE's BABY TALES takes a serious but playful look at childhood in the animal kingdom.
Who can resist the magnetic allure of a baby? The presence of little ones of
any species invariably generates instant attention and concern from onlookers.
In fact, it seems that both humans and animals are hard-wired to find youngsters
adorable. The practical and essential reasons why the very young have an ability
to play on our heart strings are explored in BABY TALES.
BABY TALES demonstrates how young animals learn and develop, and examines the role of "cuteness" in helping to forge and solidify bonds between mother and offspring. Many newborns in the animal kingdom are entirely dependent upon their mothers -- and sometimes their fathers, as well -- for survival. And, especially in the wild, nurturing and protecting the young can require enormous effort, courage, and self-sacrifice.
The cuteness of offspring creates a strong visual bond that helps evoke a caring response in parents, which must spend months, if not years, feeding, protecting, and teaching their young to survive on their own.
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