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Shouldn't humans have far longer gestation periods (due to it being born 'early' as it otherwise would not fit though the birth canal) and maybe that's the issu

by consp 3y ago

Shouldn't humans have far longer gestation periods (due to it being born 'early' as it otherwise would not fit though the birth canal) and maybe that's the issue at fault?

al_borland 3y ago
It seems there are two different classifications for species when it comes to how mobile they are near birth and how much care the newborns need. Deer are precocial, while humans are altricial. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precociality_and_altriciality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precociality_and_altricialit...
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