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Comment by thaumasiotes

4 days ago

> They are born knowing how to walk.

This is unlikely to be a good way to think about them. The norm is for animals to be born knowing how to move. Whether they actually can move shortly after birth is more of a question of muscle development than knowledge.

For example, when birds are held immobile until they're old enough to fly, they fly normally.

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