Eli5-Why are humans so smart in comparison to other mammals but human babies are so helpless?

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For example even puppies will understand to crawl over and latch to mother, primates come out clinging to mother, horses and goats can walk, yet babies have to be taken care of for so long and are helpless!

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It’s more of a reverse effect. Because humans are so smart and utilize shelter so well, humans didn’t need to evolve to be better survivors at the baby stage. Additionally, because our brains are so big, babies have trouble with mobility compared to other mammals. It was a trade off based on efficiency for our lifestyle

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