#Pregnancy reduces concurrent #PupCare behaviour in #meerkats, generating differences between #dominant and #subordinate #females

#OpenAccess

"Pregnancy, particularly at late stages of gestation, reduces contributions to cooperative pup care; these reductions are eliminated when food available to pregnant females is experimentally supplemented and pregnancy effects account for differences between dominants and subordinates in 2 of 3 cooperative behaviours examined"

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.13963

Putin doesn't even have enough arms within Russia to supply his #GangofThugs

The White House said Thursday that the #WagnerGroup, a private #Russianmilitarycompany, has taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea

The #WhiteHouse has expressed alarm about #Wagner’s growing involvement in the war as it has been particularly active in the eastern Donbas region. Kirby said in certain instances Russian military officials have even been “#subordinate to Wagner’s...”

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-north-korea-e6a068d91bc9828ecadfb67c929a4162