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Happy Fathers Day

Well known Quote about A FATHER

Not Only Human beings, Many of the other species have adopted Male parenting . Where a father takes care of their progeny which includes many sacrifices. Unlike Homo sapiens , They have adopted " Love' em and Leave' em " Policy. They take care of babies until they learn the basic survival instincts and gradually leave them to make their own life . It may seems to be odd when they leave their children to leave but it is required to let them live in stead of bearing them all the life and making them useless like in human beings.

Lets remind of some the best male parents among other species : 

1. The Best Love Dad : 

Red Fox with his Baby

For the first month after the birth of his young, his vixen must stay in her den, doubling as a food source and thermal blanket for their young.

Dad's job is: 

#Providing her with food every four to six hours until she can leave the den and start hunting as well.

#Playing with them 

#Make them sleep

#Teach surviving Skills

#Lastly teaching a harsh lesson , NO MORE FREE FOOD

Through years of observation, I've come to believe parents start reducing food as a tactic to get the pups moving away from the den," says David Henry, ecologist for the Canadian National Parks.

2. Best Dad among Amphibians : 

Barking Frog with Eggs

The male barking frog in the U.S. Southwest is the only North American frog known to pitch in with parenting. His contribution?

#He stays near the eggs until they're hatched

#Wetting them down with urine when they begin to dry out.

3. Dad with Dieting Plan :

Sea Cat Fish 

The male sea catfish's mouth is his nursery, as he swims around with jaws full of eggs the size of marbles, which he picks up shortly after the female lays them. 

This strategy precludes eating, so he lives off body fat for the month it takes the eggs to hatch and also for the two or three weeks his young need to grow into independence. Sea catfish inhabit temperate coastal and brackish waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico and southern Florida.

4. Self -Sacrificing Dad

Lump sucker attached to rock

When the tide's in, the lumpsucker ( a fish found in our northern coastal waters) isn't much different from other fish dads that aerate their eggs by fanning them with fins or tail. 

The story doesn't end here but When the tide recedes, however, the lump sucker goes the extra mile by staying put. He remains with his eggs by attaching himself to the rocks with a sucker formed from his pelvic fins, a Hara-kiri move exposing him to hungry gulls and crows.

5. Hardest Working Dad :

Great horned Owl

In late winter, the female lays her two or three eggs and the male's marathon begins. While she keeps those eggs from freezing, he brings home the bacon. In most bird species the female is the smaller animal, but not birds of prey. So the male great horned owl must feed himself and another adult about 25 percent larger than him. With two or three hatch lings crying for food, his burden multiplies, especially since the mother is caring for owlets that can't maintain their own body temperature for the first days or weeks of life. After about a month, however, she starts to help hunt. It's a good thing too; the fledglings will grow bigger than their parents and require as much as one-fourth their body weight in daily food intake.

Instead of wishing father only on a special day, make him feel special everyday.

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Source to the article : National wildlife