Title: The emperor's embrace : reflections on animal families and fatherhood /
Authors: Masson, J. Moussaieff 1941-
Publisher: Pocket Books,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Parental behavior in animals.
Abstract: Introduces extraordinary fathers such as the emperor penguin, the wolf, the beaver, the sea horse, and the marmoset. Also examines nature's worst fathers: lions, langurs, bears and humans.
Contents: Emperor's embrace -- Wolves make good fathers; dogs don't -- Fine fathers; fish, frogs, and horses of the sea -- Dangerous fathers; lions, langurs, and bears -- Birds and marmosets and monogamy -- Are you sure he's yours? Who cares about paternity certainty? -- Playful prairie dog fathers -- Leaving the nest.