allocare
Care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.
Noun
- Care given to an infant by an animal that is not the infant's parent.
- Older offspring can either provide allocare for siblings, which is in the mother's interest, or try to find a breeding position in another group, which may be even more costly to them than helping their mother (e.g.,...
Origin
From allo- + care.