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Breastfeeding = bigger brains?

I sometimes quiz my son about our particular advantage in the animal kingdom.  Can we fly?  No.  Can we change colors to camoflauge ourselves?  Are we super fast?  No.  What’s our advantage in the animal world?  It’s our brains! (Yes, opposable thumbs also help.  Can’t text without those.)

A new study finds that in humans, as well as other mammals, the longer gestation and duration of breastfeeding, the bigger brain a species has.

 

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