Here we have another example — just as a new male that takes over the pride kills the cubs of the pride’s females that aren’t his, so as to get the females undistracted and ready to promulgate his own DNA, human beings are good for that behavior. One stayed on Destrehan near Hyde Park on the north side.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger reports that the infanticide rate is 60 times higher in stepfather families than it is in biological father families.
Also, the new males kick out the near-adult adolescent males of the pride, to clear away competition. That shows up in the human realm often, too. From the very same city, I found out this weekend that St. Louis hip-hopper and one-hit wonder J-Kwon was bounced out of his house by his mother when he was 12. My guess is that mama had a new boo, and he forced her hand.
