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GaussWanker t1_iv0mv5c wrote

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Wouldn't more developed at birth also imply a longer gestational period, so even if the baby is weaned and semi independent still takes as long to have another child?

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Cannie_Flippington t1_iv17dhi wrote

Not necessarily. Cows and humans both gestate for 9 months and yet baby cows are fully precocious and many times larger than a human infant.

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