Nurturing the Mother-Infant Bond in Mammals



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However, one core emotion is apparently shared by all mammals: the mother–infant bond. Indeed, it gives mammals their name. The word ‘mammal’ comes from the Latin mamma, meaning breast. Mammal mothers love their offspring so much that they allow them to suckle from their body. Mammal youngsters, on their side, feel an overwhelming desire to bond with  their mothers and stay near them.

Excerpted from Page “102” ‘Homo Deus’ by Yuval Noah Harari

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