Why do some animals reject their babies?

Subject: Why do some animals reject their babies?

Date: Fri Apr 28 16:12:11 2000
Posted by Elizabeth Kater
Grade level: 7-9 School: Delta Cyber School
City: Fairbanks State/Province: Alaska Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 956956331.Zo

Message:


We raise bison, and just recently a little calf was born.  The calf's 
mother seems to love her baby, but doesn't want anything to do with it.  
She would rather us take care of her baby, which we have been doing.  Why 
has this bison cow rejected her baby?

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