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Altricial, but not unusual: Human developmental timing follows general mammalian life-history scaling

2026-06-19

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Humans are widely regarded as unusually slow to develop, exhibiting prolonged childhood and extended dependence on caregivers. However, this view is based primarily on comparisons with other primates, leaving unresolved whether humans remain distinctive within the broader diversity of mammals. We addressed this question by situating human development in a comparative framework using gestation length, weaning age,...

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Literature Corpus work: 51a82d04-b2de-53f6-9e85-6543e5fa93f4
DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.16.732383

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