There are animal “fathers” ready to eat their babies with their eggs …
1. Lion
In a herd of lions, the newly crowned male lion will become a terrifying “stepfather” by eliminating the former leader.
But with his children, he is not a better father because of his laziness and greed.
In addition to the only way to protect the territory from other lions, to destroy hyenas, the lion’s head just stays in the shade all day. Hunting and child care is a female lion business.
When the lioness returns, the dominant lion always eats first and gives the bones to his wife and children. During food shortages, lions and cubs will starve first.
2. Grizzly from North America
In the animal kingdom, it is very rare for an individual to eat his offspring. But with the grizzly bears, it turned out like a meal.
Papa Bear has a very aggressive territorial protection instinct (often very large, can go up to 1,500 miles – around 2,400 km), ready to pay and eat whatever suddenly appears, even then. is a beast.
Therefore, the mother bear, in addition to the responsibility of caring for the baby, must also protect him, to avoid the case of “mother-in-law”.
3. Bass Fish
Bass fish, also known as carp, is a species of fish living in the sea. Bass males are valued for their ability to protect eggs. When the eggs hatch, the newborn fish move away, but there are still individuals behind.
At that time, the dumbfounded father deliciously ate his children as a reward for maintaining the breed, protecting the healthy individuals who survived.
4. White goby (sand goby)
The white goby spawns in the sand or in caves and the males are responsible for protecting them. But in the process of protecting eggs, whether there is a shortage of food or not, the fish should also eat up to 1/3 of the eggs.
Not only that, but the white goby also chooses to eat the larger fruits, although the large eggs mean that the fish will be healthy to protect the flock. But with male gobies, large eggs mean more time to hatch, so they often set them up so they can continue to mate quickly.
5. Insect assassins
The killer beetle is a common name for 9 genera of blood-sucking stinking insects, and the treatment of its ilk is as “dark” as the name suggests.
Male bedbugs are responsible for protecting the eggs until the eggs hatch, but they will eat any eggs on the edge of the nest due to the high risk of infection from parasites.
This instinct is executed very rigidly, even in a sterile laboratory environment.
Scientists believe that eating eggs is not necessarily to protect them from parasites, but also a source of nutrition for the males protecting the eggs when they are unable to feed themselves.
