A rare look at a baby titanosaur suggests that these huge dinosaurs may have lived independently immediately after birth.
Brian Switek at National Geographic reports that the baby appeared to have been very active during its short life and that it was "ridiculously overengineered" with a body built to carry the massive weight it never lived to put on.
It might sound heartless for a plant-eating dinosaur to leave its babies wandering especially during the age of predators like the T. rex but having precocial young is a pretty good evolutionary strategy.
"Precocial young can avoid predation on their own, and there is a much smaller chance of the entire brood succumbing to predation at once," Curry Rogers told Reuters.
There's been a lot of change for dads in a short period of time. Today they work as many hours as previous generations, but do three times the childcare and twice the housework as dads a generation ago. In this interview, Scott Behson, PhD, author of "The Working Dad's Survival Guide" talks about how working dads can create a more balanced life of family, work, and self, and how employers can help make it happen.
With a few practical tips and strategies in place, you can stay on top of your other responsibilities so you don’t feel overwhelmed by too many changes at once.
Being a new parent can feel lonely. Here are some ways to get out there and make new friends - and nurture your existing relationships (even while exhausted).
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