I always wonder if it is because they dont see the differences are that they genuinely dont care at all
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Sometimes people misinterpret what they see as adopting or even friendly. If I recall Cuckoo birds lay an egg in another type of birds nest. The bird just thinks it is one of her own. When the Cuckoo egg hatches it instinctively pushes the other eggs or hatchlings out of the nest and apparently the birds can’t tell it is not their own chick so provide for it obliviously and raise it thinking it is their own chick.
Another thing people misinterpret are the videos where a cheetah or lion does not kill some baby animal and seems to just hang out with it. This is not the cat adopting, I think they play with it for a while, like many cats would, then kill it and eat it. I have seen at least one of these where the baby followed and stayed with the cat but the video was long enough so you see it kill it later.
Another misconception is seeing some animals work together in some instances to ward off danger. This may appear like friendly cooperation but this is a mutually beneficial behavior at the moment for both. When that danger is gone they will kill and eat each other if given the opportunity.
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