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How men evolved to care for babies — before society got in the way

An exploration of the evolution of male nurturing shows why, unlike fathers among other great apes, human dads are biologically wired to be hands-on parents.
  1. Kermyt G. Anderson

    1. Kermyt G. Anderson is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

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Father carrying a baby in a sling. Suburban street in the Seta District of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.

Fathers are increasingly involved in their children’s care. Credit: In Pictures Ltd/Corbis/Getty

Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies Sarah Blaffer Hrdy Princeton Univ. Press (2024)

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Nature 629, 524-525 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01371-3

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