While many animal species, particularly fish and reptiles, show no parental care for their offspring, the situation is different for birds and mammals. If a bird or mammal parent fails to care for its offspring, the animals are very likely to die without intervention. This is where the zookeepers take over. Hand-rearing is a time-consuming and risky task, because humans are not as effective at raising an animal as a member of its own species might be. Baby mammals have to be fed milk diets with very specific nutrients, and keepers must often stay overnight in order to feed at regular intervals. A lot of hard work will pay off, eventually, and the babies will grow up to raise offspring of their own.
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