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Doctor explains why humans are born so 'helpless' but baby animals know exactly what to do

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Updated 21:21 20 Oct 2025 GMT+1Published 17:44 20 Oct 2025 GMT+1

Doctor explains why humans are born so 'helpless' but baby animals know exactly what to do

The reason behind human babies being so 'helpless' in comparison to animals has been revealed

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

Featured Image Credit: Getty/Catherine Delahaye

Topics: Science, Health, Parenting

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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