Why are human babies so helpless?

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

kidsmelly

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

kidsmelly

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

kidsmelly

because other animals have teeth or claws whereas babies have adults to constantly look after him

Because their parents aren't.

I think it has to do with survival. We really have no natural predators, so why do we have to walk etc...right out of the gate?

Clearly you have not met Sir Poop-A-Lot who fights dragons.

Humans aren't vicious animals. Our focus is on the Brain.Fried_Shrimp

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]Humans aren't vicious animals. Our focus is on the Brain.Cheesehead9099

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]Humans aren't vicious animals. Our focus is on the Brain.Cheesehead9099

Yes, look at these ferocious animals running and gunning out the gate. :o

Compared to other animals on the planet human babies are fairly helpless. most other species have offspring's that can run and gun from the gate. While human babies can barely move and poop and pee on themselves.

[QUOTE="Cheesehead9099"][QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]Humans aren't vicious animals. Our focus is on the Brain.LiftedHeadshot

Yes, look at these ferocious animals running and gunning out the gate. :o

GabuEx

Yes, look at these ferocious animals running and gunning out the gate. :o

GabuEx

I loled

[QUOTE="Cheesehead9099"][QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]Humans aren't vicious animals. Our focus is on the Brain.LiftedHeadshot

Oddly enough I just discussed this a little bit earlier when visiting a friend.

She suggested that it has to do with the dominancy of that species.

We as humans are at the top of the food chain and we develope slower than any other animal out there.

Yet look at something like a gazelle. Those things get hunted down by predators all the time so to make up for it their offspring are able to walk almost immediately.

Tis the balance of nature.

Oddly enough I just discussed this a little bit earlier when visiting a friend.

She suggested that it has to do with the dominancy of that species.

We as humans are at the top of the food chain and we develope slower than any other animal out there.

Yet look at something like a gazelle. Those things get hunted down by predators all the time so to make up for it their offspring are able to walk almost immediately.

Tis the balance of nature.

LostProphetFLCL

It takes longer for our brains to advance but when we reach adulthood we pwn other animals with guns.

Because how else would I get a good meal?

:P

probably because we live a long time.

Kittens and puppies are pretty helpess, especially since their eyes aren't even open until a few weeks after their birth.

They just depend on their parents a lot more than some species... babies actually have some neat defense mechanisms.. I think looking "cute" is to ward off violent behaviors.. also, i was watching "I shouldnt be alive" and apparently babies enter this hibernation mode when in extreme temperatures that help them survive better than adults

Actually a lot of species's infants are quite helpless.

They aren't so helpless as you believe, they're capable of many things

They need time for the awesome to build up. New parents take note!

There's a pretty good explanation of this in the book Jurassic Park. The more an animal operates on instinct the less helpless it is at birth, and the more an animal operates on behavior it has to learn, the more helpless it is at birth.