alloparenting
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- Behavior
- Allonursing
- Theory
- Alloparental investment
- Classification
- 'True' (mutualistic)
- 'Misdirected' (parasitic)
- Benefits
- To the alloparent
- To the young
- In cooperative breeding
- Costs
- To the young
- To the alloparent
- Evolution
- Evolution of cooperative breeding
- In nature
- 'Babysitting' in sperm whales
- Pilot whales
- Interspecific brood amalgamation
- Chimpanzees
- Indian free-range dogs
- Alloparenting expressed by cats
- In humans
- Human psychology in alloparenting
- Cause and effects of alloparenting
- Cause
- Effect
- References
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Alloparenting (or alloparental care) is a term for any form of parental care provided by an individual towards young that are not its own direct offspring. These are often called "non-descendant" young, even though grandchildren can be among them. Among humans, alloparenting is often performed by a child's grandparents and older siblings. Individuals providing this care are called by the neutral term "alloparent" (or "helper").