The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care - Hardcover

$30.00

The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care - Hardcover

Name: The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780593657102
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by Elizabeth Preston

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Book Overview

A lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and one another made us who we are

Poison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers hunt to feed their adult sons. Tropical birds incubate their friends' eggs. Spider moms let their hatchlings eat them alive. Around the world, animals from the exotic to the familiar go to astonishing lengths to keep their young alive. Their biology, brains and behaviors show us what we have in common with other creatures, as well as what's unique about Homo sapiens.

With warmth, humor, and occasional run-ins with bodily fluids, science journalist Elizabeth Preston leads a highly accessible tour of cutting-edge research into how and why we and other animals care for young. She discovers that humans evolved to raise our kids in cooperative groups, and that the tools we've inherited for caretaking aren't only for moms or parents in general--they're the basis for our human society.

ISBN	9780593657102
Author	Elizabeth Preston
Publisher	Viking
Genre	Education and Relationships
Format	Hardcover
Published	May 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	416
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print