Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...