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TIL that relative to other animals humans are born prematurely and thus can be "socialized to a far greater extent than any other animal". Human babies are highly dependent for YEARS on adults (vs. e.g., kitten leaving mother weeks after birth) and thus can be taught/nurtured for better or worse.

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