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OddEpisode t1_ivbyj2s wrote

Reply to comment by Frequent-Seaweed4 in TIL that most non-human primate infants actively use their hands to help themselves out of the birth canal. Human infants do not, but their grip strength is much higher during the hours immediately after they are born. by afeeney

I don’t get it

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mrs_shrew t1_ivc9q6j wrote

Women who gave birth to chimp babies more often didn't like it so they stopped/died in childbirth. The ones that were ok with chimps were also ok with normal babies so the survived

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DildoDouchBaggins t1_ivchw5c wrote

I heard the female body has ways to tell if it's a legitimate chimp...

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mrs_shrew t1_ivdv44g wrote

If it's a chimp they can sort of shut it down so it can't continue.

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