News Headline

Mongooses enjoy lifelong benefits of 'silver spoon effect'

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-02-25

The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown.Banded mongooses live in social groups where pups are consistently cared for one-to-one by a single adult known as an "escort" – not their mother or father.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-02-mongooses-lifelong-benefits-silver-spoon.html