Flat-Headed Fossils Suggest Ancient Human Babies Were as Helpless as Ours

Not too long ago, we learned that Hobbit-like humans may have occasionally dined on the leftovers of Komodo dragons. Komodo dragons also dined on the leftovers of Hobbit -like humans, assuming you define “leftovers” as “babies.” And, unlike newborn chimps or gorillas, human babies are pathetically helpless. This develops when babies spend long periods lying on their backs because they’re too weak to move around much. The post Flat-Headed Fossils Suggest Ancient Human Babies Were as Helpless as Ours appeared first on VICE.