How/why do animals get so big when they’re tiny as babies? (I.e tortoises)

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How/why do animals get so big when they’re tiny as babies? (I.e tortoises)

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They get bigger by eating. When food is digested, nutrients and energy are extracted. A lot of this is used for growth of tissue and muscle. As to why – a parent cannot birth a child bigger than themselves but it generally benefits animals to be big.

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