{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Birds & Nerds | Animal Parenting Is Wild: What Crows, Monkeys, & Spiderlings Can Teach Human Parents","description":"Think human parenting is exhausting? Wait until you hear what happens in the animal kingdom. In this special summer episode of Birds & Nerds, host Ramona Schindelheim talks with science journalist Elizabeth Preston, author of "The Creatures' Guide to Caring," about the surprisingly tender\u2014and sometimes deeply unsettling\u2014world of animal parenting. Some animal parents cooperate, sacrifice, and support each other in ways that feel shockingly familiar to exhausted human moms and dads. But nature also has a darker side: spiderlings that eat their mothers and birds that make brutal survival choices when resources are scarce. From robins taking a \u201cdriveway moment\u201d before feeding their babies to monkeys raising young as a team, Elizabeth reveals what nature can teach us about burnout, community, and why humans may not be built to parent alone. \ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1bAnd then there are the crows. \ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b Ramona and Elizabeth also dig into Elizabeth\u2019s article in the summer issue of Audubon magazine, \u201cAre Crows Really Our Friends?\u201d It features the  story of Sal and Pal, two neighborhood crows who may have formed something that looks a lot like a relationship with humans. They dig deep into the crow-human relationship. Are crows just using us for snacks? Can they recognize us? Hold grudges? Choose favorites? You may never look at parenting\u2014or the crow in your yard\u2014the same way again. \u203c\ufe0fListen if you've ever wondered: * Are humans parenting the wrong way? * Do animals get burned out too? * What\u2019s the weirdest parenting strategy in nature? * Can crows actually be friends with people? * And what can wild creatures teach us about raising our own kids? \ud83d\udd17 Learn more about Elizabeth Preston and buy her book "The Creatures' Guide to Caring": https:\/\/elizabethgpreston.com\/ \ud83d\udd17 Read and subscribe to the Audubon magazine: https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/magazine \ud83c\udfa7 Listen now on all podcast platforms.  \ud83d\udcab Watch all episodes on the Birds & Nerds YouTube channel:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BirdsAndNerdsPodcast \ud83d\udc26 Visit the Birds & Nerds website and subscribe to notifications: https:\/\/www.birdsandnerdspodcast.com\/ \ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Who am I? I am an award-winning journalist and storyteller curious about everything! Follow me on LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ramonaschindelheim\/   ","author_name":"Birds & Nerds Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.birdsandnerdspodcast.com\/","html":"