RE: EVILution #5 - The unnatural naturalness of abortion [ENG/ITA]
Damn this was exciting to read! I mean, i always knew that whenever a new male Lion takes over a pride it kills the cubs of the former predominant male. But ididn't think it was for that purpose -to get to mate with the female and raise his own family-. After all, who wouldn't want their kids around them instead?. There's an enzyme for everything these days. By reabsorption of the embryo by female lions, I suppose a killer-enzyme act on the embryo and slowly boycotts the growth process. are there implications?
However, verbal consent or not, i didn't think the act of abortion spread out into the animal kingdom as well. Which is really intriguing. The Zebra really is a wonder at what it does. They look so cool in their herds, wouldn't imagine them owning harems, talk more of kicking a young that isn't theirs.
Excellent article here buddy.
Thank you @pangoli!
About killer-enzymes... I do not know specific research about lions, but many experiments have been done on mice, in which something similar happens. It seems that when a male disappears, the absence of its smell triggers a signaling cascade that leads to the activation of some pathways that cause abortion ... So, ultimately, yes... Everything is probably regulated by some enzymes.
And about infanticide, however, it is surprising to know that what zebras and lions do is not too different from what humans do still today. Some research has shown that in our society the majority (almost all) of infanticide is committed by adoptive parents who take over the family... Despite the many social conditioning, it seems that we still keep many animal instincts ...
Enzymes it is.
True that buddy. the animal instincts are only but relegated, regardless it's still there. And with countries like the US paying foster parents for keeping 'special needs children', it's probably a lot more about the money than it is about the kids. Most cases come from adoptive parents.