Bad news tends to show up in everything from news cycles to social media feeds which are often blending together these days anyway. But that doesn’t mean we should just let it be the only thing we look at day in and day out. Sometimes a little positivity is key.
So we’ve gathered some of the cutest and most wholesome posts from an Instagram page dedicated to exactly that. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section down below.
More info: Instagram
#67
Animals sometimes adopt babies from entirely different species, defying evolutionary logic.
These adoptions puzzle biologists because raising another species’ baby offers no genetic advantage from an evolutionary perspective. Yet it happens anyway.
Interspecies adoptions happen more often in social animals like primates, elephants, dolphins, and dogs than in solitary animals. These bonds can be so strong that adoptive mothers will carry babies around and protect them from threats just like their own offspring.
It often happens to animals who have lost their own young or can’t have biological offspring. But nursing mothers are the most likely to adopt because hormones like oxytocin make them more receptive to caring for babies in general.
These adoptions puzzle biologists because raising another species’ baby offers no genetic advantage from an evolutionary perspective. Yet it happens anyway.
Interspecies adoptions happen more often in social animals like primates, elephants, dolphins, and dogs than in solitary animals. These bonds can be so strong that adoptive mothers will carry babies around and protect them from threats just like their own offspring.
It often happens to animals who have lost their own young or can’t have biological offspring. But nursing mothers are the most likely to adopt because hormones like oxytocin make them more receptive to caring for babies in general.
Report
15points
