My daughter and I are currently watching the movie Tarzan. It's interesting to think about the concept of a mother taking in a child of another species. Actually, it's not completely unheard of, in the wild or domestically. I heard a story a few weeks ago about a cat who had just given birth to kittens and saw some orphaned ducklings wandering around she immediately took them in. Because of the hormones, the cat didn't have the urge to go after the baby ducks. If she would have seen them even an hour sooner or later, she more than likely would have tried to eat them.
In Africa, there was an animal (I don't remember either of the species) that took in an animal of another species. Momma turned her back for two seconds and a lion took off with her baby. She was so heartbroken that she literally went out, seeking other orphans of the species of her previous baby. Those are the only ones she would adopt.
Motherhood is fascinating. Moms will go against all instincts to take care of their young. They even are able to do things that others can't. Humans can only handle a certain amount of pain (without such effects as passing out from pain); childbirth, however, is approximately ten units higher than what a human is supposed to be able to handle - and yet women give birth every day.
Moms are extraordinary. Don't wait until Mother's Day...go thank a mom. :)
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