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Solar_Crimson
09/20/19 9:03:41 AM
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Quokkas. An Australian (of course) marsupial.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka
When a female quokka with a joey in her pouch is pursued by a predator, she may drop her baby onto the ground; the joey produces noises, which may serve to attract the predator's attention, while the mother escapes.

https://facts.net/quokka/
Quokka Mothers Sacrifice Their Own Young

Perhaps the most disturbing of our quokka facts has to do with their maternal instincts. Many other animals will fight, and even die, for their children, but not so with quokka mothers. When threatened, quokka mothers pull their joeys out of their pouches and throw them on the ground, where theyll squeal. The sound attracts the predators, who then eat the babies, giving the mothers time to get away. As far as quokka mothers are concerned, they can always have another child.

I know there are some animals who will eat their own children when hungry (such as rodents), but this goes beyond that.
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Were_Wyrm
09/20/19 9:04:39 AM
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Humans?
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WashYourHands
09/20/19 9:04:56 AM
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Effective

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Shablagoo
09/20/19 9:10:33 AM
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lmao damn. I dont have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than my infant.
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gloBal enemy
09/20/19 9:12:51 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
lmao damn. I dont have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than my infant.


LOL

You could always look at the logic of sacrificing oneself (the mother) would be futile since both you and the infant would die, but at least this way you survive and can produce more offspring still (assuming your objective is to further your species).

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Solar_Crimson
09/21/19 9:33:45 PM
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BUMP
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Shablagoo
09/21/19 9:44:20 PM
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gloBal enemy posted...
Shablagoo posted...
lmao damn. I dont have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than my infant.


LOL

You could always look at the logic of sacrificing oneself (the mother) would be futile since both you and the infant would die, but at least this way you survive and can produce more offspring still (assuming your objective is to further your species).


he he :P

yeah i think theyre kinda badass for this lol even though it is atrocious at the same time
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Lordgold666
09/22/19 12:37:10 AM
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As long as mom is still alive, you can alwsys have another joey
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Vicious_Dios
09/22/19 12:38:13 AM
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A mother knows best. ( '-')
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SauI_Goodman
09/22/19 12:39:46 AM
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savage. but that is nature. i have seen thing where if a young deer is having problems moving or has a bad leg the mom just says "bye!"
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Shablagoo
09/22/19 6:54:11 AM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
savage. but that is nature. i have seen thing where if a young deer is having problems moving or has a bad leg the mom just says "bye!"


I saw a video of a deer or some deer-like animal that literally was having birth when it saw a big cat predator and the baby fell out as the mom started to run away.


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Johnny_Nutcase
09/24/19 1:18:56 AM
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Now that's what I call parenting.
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A_A_Battery
09/24/19 2:17:04 AM
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Typical Australian.
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PBusted
09/25/19 5:12:45 PM
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gloBal enemy posted...
Shablagoo posted...
lmao damn. I dont have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than my infant.


LOL

You could always look at the logic of sacrificing oneself (the mother) would be futile since both you and the infant would die, but at least this way you survive and can produce more offspring still (assuming your objective is to further your species).

Not only that, the offspring makes noises to distract them so its like one of those video game enemies that throw little versions of themselves at you.
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