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What is the origin of instictive behavior to care for our kin?

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Richard Townsend
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09-07-2009 4:50 PM 		Reply to: Message 4 by RAZD
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I would think that it allows young to be born earlier, thus reducing the impact on the mother (ability to avoid predators etc), and reducing the impact of death of the mother on the continued living young (with others around to care for it), and finally that it would allow earlier sharing of responsibility of feeding young from just the mother to other individuals.
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Also allows mother to produce fewer offspring as parents give greater protection from predators.
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