Wildlife
Friendly gut bacteria
These young cockroaches need to eat their parents' droppings to break down the wood they eat.
These young cockroaches need to eat their parents' droppings to break down the wood they eat.
Rare raptors
Red kites and goshawks rear their chicks in Welsh woodlands.
Red kites and goshawks rear their chicks in Welsh woodlands.
Red kite carers
Red kites have one of the longest fledging periods of any British bird.
Red kites have one of the longest fledging periods of any British bird.
Peregrine parenting
Peregrine parents share the burden of raising a family.
Peregrine parents share the burden of raising a family.
Eagle parenting
Golden eagles raise their single chick high up on a secluded ledge.
Golden eagles raise their single chick high up on a secluded ledge.
Taxi and takeaway
Great northern divers provide a lift as well as lunch for their chicks.
Great northern divers provide a lift as well as lunch for their chicks.
Food fair
The crimson rosella parrot feeds all its chicks fairly.
The crimson rosella parrot feeds all its chicks fairly.
Feather food
Great crested grebes feed feathers to their chicks.
Great crested grebes feed feathers to their chicks.
Reunited
Female emperor penguins return to the colony to feed their chicks.
Female emperor penguins return to the colony to feed their chicks.
Race for life
Most pairs of Adelie penguins will only manage to raise a single chick each season.
Most pairs of Adelie penguins will only manage to raise a single chick each season.
Slime supper
Discus fish produce a nutritious slime from their skin for their babies' dinner.
Discus fish produce a nutritious slime from their skin for their babies' dinner.
Cold comfort
Emperor penguin chicks can not survive without their parents.
Emperor penguin chicks can not survive without their parents.
Bottom biters
A jackal family defends its pups from a sloth bear.
A jackal family defends its pups from a sloth bear.
Raising a family
Gradually the penguin colony gets closer to the sea as the ice begins to melt.
Gradually the penguin colony gets closer to the sea as the ice begins to melt.
Food on the run
Gentoo penguins make their chicks work hard for the supper.
Gentoo penguins make their chicks work hard for the supper.
Flamingos in France
Flamingos migrate to the Camargue to breed.
Flamingos migrate to the Camargue to breed.
Preserved eggs
Complete fossilised nests reveal how dinosaurs raised their young.
Complete fossilised nests reveal how dinosaurs raised their young.
Testing times
Nearing starvation, the harpy chick gets a meal just in the nick of time.
Nearing starvation, the harpy chick gets a meal just in the nick of time.
Young parents
Raising a family too young may be too steep a learning curve.
Raising a family too young may be too steep a learning curve.
Duck decoy
A mother mallard plays a risky game to lure a mink away from her hidden chicks.
A mother mallard plays a risky game to lure a mink away from her hidden chicks.
Summer job
Kingfishers work hard all summer to supply their chicks with 5,000 minnows.
Kingfishers work hard all summer to supply their chicks with 5,000 minnows.
Church owls
The early days for barn owl chicks mean constant care from both parents.
The early days for barn owl chicks mean constant care from both parents.
Forest education
It takes a long time to learn how to live an orangutan's life.
Female orangutans look after their children for longer than any other primates except humans. And no wonder: there is a lot to learn in the rainforests of Sumatra. How to catch ants and termites, for exampe. Which plants to eat and which to avoid. How to build a secure nest. And how to cope with the daily rainfall without getting wet through.
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