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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Imagine you’re not a human, for a moment and consider what a human is.

They’re predators. They live in large groups. The babies are very weak and vulnerable, but they’re always protected by at least a number of large predators, with weapons.

So, if you hear the distinctive “Awoooooo” of a wolf? Would you run towards it or away?

But the baby’s cry means that the adults always know where it is, and can keep it safe.