Brookfield Zoo's Baby Watch
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The birth of an infant is not only an event of obvious biological significance; as many of us know from direct experience, it is also one that initiates enormous changes in the daily life of parents, siblings, and others who care for relatively undeveloped and dependent youngsters. Among group-living mammals, newborns usually attract excited attention from other group members, and we humans extend our sense of wonder and interest to the infants of other species.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016