eli5 How did people survive if babies cried how they do?

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Im not sure if the title made sense but how babies cry to communicate, did they do that in the like prehistoricy times. Cause I refuse to believe that people who were surrounded by bears, moose, just aggressive/kill you quick wild life, lived with screaming babies around.
*Youre in a mudhut*
Husband- Oh my god theres a bear outside
Wife- What do we do
Baby- WAHHHHHHHH
Husband and Wife- :/

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I think it’s important to understand there’s a big difference between animals that *hunt* humans versus animals that *kill* humans. Some animals might kill is on rare occasions, but not many will actively seek it out.

A baby crying might alert a mountain lion or a bear of a human’s presence, but most predators are not going out of their way to fight humans. We’re loud, appear large standing on two legs, and have eyes that resemble predators, not prey. We also operate in packs. Oh, and if you kill one of ours, we’ll hunt you down and kill you out of revenge, something that is pretty rare if not totally exceptional. Remember, an animal can’t go to a doctor – so unless they’re really pissed off or really hungry, it’s just not worth it to mess with humans. And the ones that do, don’t survive very long.

So a baby crying might not be optimal but in all honesty, hearing loud human noises might do more to scare animals off than attract them. Especially with their much larger parents sitting right there, ready to fight you with tools and weapons.

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