Allocare
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Allocare is a noun meaning Care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.
Meaning
Care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.
Example Sentences
Older offspring can either provide allocare for siblings, which is in the mother's interest, or try to find a breeding position in another group, which may be even more costly to them than helping their mother (e.g., saddle-back tamarin, Saguinus fuscicollis, Goldizen et al. 1996).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include allomothering, allomother, fosterage, nursling, alloparent, foster.
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