Pets » Legs http://pets.pointlesssociety.com Pets Are Pointless Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Brain Size Predicts the Time it Takes Mammals to Walk http://pets.pointlesssociety.com/2009/12/23/brain-size-predicts-the-time-it-takes-mammals-to-walk/ http://pets.pointlesssociety.com/2009/12/23/brain-size-predicts-the-time-it-takes-mammals-to-walk/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:03 +0000 TommyE http://pets.pointlesssociety.com/2009/12/23/brain-size-predicts-the-time-it-takes-mammals-to-walk/
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Many animals test their legs and totter forth only hours after they are born, but humans need a year before they take their first, hesitant steps. Is something fundamentally different going on in human babies? Maybe not. A new study shows that the time it takes for humans and all other mammals to start walking fits closely with the size of their brains.



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When you’re talking about heroes who risk their lives to save others, remember that some of them may have four legs.



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