• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    22 hours ago

    Generally sure. We’ve certainly evolved to want to be around for a while after reproduction though, for example human infants are completely worthless. That doesn’t mean we need to be top notch, but we do need to exist sufficiently to get children to even the most brutal, basic independence.

    Compare that to something that hatches then is already just adulting, like many reptiles.

    I think the keyword is precocial vs altricial