I recently saw a video of an elephant being born and it immediately got up and attempted to walk. It was fairly successful too.
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Evolutionary survival.
Animals born in dens, nests, or other defensible position tends to need development time. Often predators, where one or both parent brings food back.
Animals that are “born in a field” tend to be able to walk within a few minutes or less. Often prey, that needs to be able to run away from the parents hunting for food.
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