Why some males stick around to raise kids who aren't their own

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

By Tanya LewisLiveScienceNo man wants to be cuckolded. But the males of many species actually stick around to raise offspring that aren't their own, so long as the effort doesn't cost them much, new research suggests.An analysis of several animal studies found that males whose mates had strayed were, on average, 12 percent less likely to care for their offspring than other males. Even so, a high p...

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