Rats have like 6 babies every other month. Elephants need like 2 years for a new baby. You get much more attached to offspring when they take a long time and t

Rats have like 6 babies every other month. Elephants need like 2 years for a new baby. You get much more attached to offspring when they take a long time and they survive for a few tens of years instead of a few months. Feelings get synchronized with the r/K strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R/K_selection_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R/K_selection_theory