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Are there animals that raise other animals' younglings as their own?

Asked by longtresses (1334points) November 28th, 2010

Is there such a thing as animals that raise other animals’ youngling as their own? I’m talking about naturally occurring phenom, not like when a rejected cub in the zoo is replaced (of its mother) with a nursing dog.

Similar to the concept of parasitic plant, I guess, where one plant sucks nutrients from other plants..

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