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When a pregnant elephant goes into labor, other females gather around her in ways that suggest something far beyond instinct.

Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Research led by Dr. Kirsty Macleod from Bangor University's School of Environmental and Natural Sciences found that lizards whose mothers experienced stress during pregnancy grew more slowly and ...

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