5a_ t1_ivf1d5o wrote on November 7, 2022 at 2:30 PM 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 yup,elephants can walk from almost the moment they're born Permalink Parent 1
5a_ t1_iuj2grr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:30 PM Reply to TIL in 2018 a Namibian musician set up a permanent solar-powered sound installation at an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert in Africa with six speakers attached to an MP3 player that play's Toto's classic tune 'Africa' on a continuous loop. by big_macaroons OK,why do that? Permalink 8
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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
yup,elephants can walk from almost the moment they're born