{"id":118661,"date":"2009-12-30T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/31\/why-it-takes-some-mammals-longer-to-walk-than-others\/"},"modified":"2009-12-30T23:42:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T04:42:00","slug":"why-it-takes-some-mammals-longer-to-walk-than-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/118661","title":{"rendered":"Why It Takes Some Mammals Longer to Walk Than Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/files\/2009\/12\/475858560_06bd6efad5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5270\" src=\"http:\/\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2009\/12\/475858560_06bd6efad5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It really is miraculous how within hours of birth, some mammals find their legs and learn to walk. They might be unsteady at first, but it doesn&#8217;t take long for baby horses and other newborn animals to appear as though they&#8217;ve been walking for years, not days. Many animals seem to progress so quickly, but we humans do not, and a <a href=\"http:\/\/sciencenow.sciencemag.org\/cgi\/content\/full\/2009\/1215\/1\" >new study<\/a> tells us why.<\/p>\n<p>This study began in order to determine what&#8217;s holding humans back. Many animals walk within days of weeks or birth, while it takes human babies approximately one year to get on their feet and begin to walk. After examining the gestation period, adult body mass and adult brain mass, researchers discovered that brain mass plays the biggest role in which mammals walk faster. Those with a smaller adult brain mass seem to begin walking earlier on. Why? Well, they haven&#8217;t gotten that far yet. But it&#8217;s what sets us apart.<\/p>\n<p>Humans might take longer to get on their feet than many of their fellow mammals on land, but we&#8217;ve got our larger brain mass to blame, or thank.<\/p>\n<p>Image Via Flickr User <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dingbat2005\/475858560\/\" >Dingbat2005 <\/a>with a Creative Commons License<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=sWDfbZ32-Ok:YULuUR9cswI:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/ecoworldly\/com\/~4\/sWDfbZ32-Ok\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zhkfgDbPW97DPYcdZny53kikB5M\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zhkfgDbPW97DPYcdZny53kikB5M\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zhkfgDbPW97DPYcdZny53kikB5M\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/zhkfgDbPW97DPYcdZny53kikB5M\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/pt0YnwnRdUU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It really is miraculous how within hours of birth, some mammals find their legs and learn to walk. 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