A hilarious and reassuring gift for every mum: because we’re all doing the best we can, and the natural world is filled with moms worse than you!
Packed with scientifically true examples of terrible parents in the animal kingdom, to remind and reassure any mother that there are way worse mums out there.
A mum giraffe is pretty nice until the foetus drops. She’ll birth a newborn baby calf, then kick him ’til he walks.
Whenever you feel guilty that you haven’t cleaned the house – Sexton beetles raise their kids in a decomposing mouse.
A koala mum will feed her kids her own poop. Yes, poop.
Panda mums will abandon one twin because raising two is, well, just too much.
And every now and then a cuddly little hamster mum will – yup – eat her newborn pups.
These and other true facts from the animal kingdom offer a hilarious reality check on what constitutes 'good parenting'.
So, human mother, time to stop worrying about the job you're doing – because you’re a great mum.
Published 2023.