Not all animals are cut out for motherhood. Some will abandon, neglect, even kill their own young. It's part of nature, biologists say. But when animals in zoos kill their own babies, zookeepers ...

How do animals recognise their progeny? Are they conscious that they reproduce? Male lions kill the cubs of other males, but not their own, yet cuckoos get away with it.

“I could just gobble them right up!” isn’t an uncommon phrase when it comes to seeing a baby, but some animals take it a bit too literally. Known as filial cannibalism, chowing down on your ...

How do animals recognise their progeny? Are they conscious that they reproduce? (continued) Roger Leitch Bath, UK. Some years ago my dog, Lola, had a litter of puppies, and my son has one of them ...