Frogs, toads, salamanders, moths and ladybugs are among other species that adopt a similar uninvolved approach. Beaver mothers are so dedicated that when her young are threatened on land, the mother will pick up each baby with her front legs and carry it to safety. The kits emerge from their den in the early spring. Another example of shared dedication is mourning doves. The parents take turns incubating the eggs, the male during the day and the female at night.
Swallows also demonstrate paired parental devotion.
If the chicks are unable to leave during migration, the parents will stay behind with them, even after the other swallows have left. The award for amazing breeding rates among DuPage wildlife goes to carp mothers. In mammals, the breeding crown would probably be bestowed upon the eastern cottontail rabbit. A single female cottontail can produce three to four litters of approximately nine offspring annually. The reason why DuPage County is not overrun with rabbits is that as much as 90 percent of the young die each year.