Human newborns are the most helpless of all living creatures at birth

Evidence

Guppies are born swimming, eating, and dodging predators. Puppies and kittens are fully weaned and completely independent in two months. In contrast, human newborns are the most immature and helpless of all living creatures. Fresh out of the womb, we can’t even lift our heads or turn over without assistance. Forming strong emotional bonds to parents assures that children get what they need to survive and thrive. — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 102

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• CANDY: A tweetable contrast: guppies are born swimming; human babies can’t lift their heads.