Science Males May Be Smart to Risk ‘Cheating’ Females by Gary Kopycinski on March 28, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Science: Wilmington Man’s Photo of Rare Snowy Egret Wins Forest Preserve Photo Contest June 8, 2026 Cook County Announces Free 2026 Vets and Pets Rabies Vaccine and Microchip Clinics May 30, 2026 On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 UK–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2013. Males who stick around to care for offspring that may not belong to them are not âhapless dupesâ but are playing the odds in a game of evolutionary poker, according to Oxford University research.