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106c. "It takes a village"

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Debts the First 5000 Years by David Grever

The advantages to the mother of having other females take care of the baby is that the mother can then forage or will do social things. There's less energy expense carrying the baby because it's like this load you have to carry everywhere around with you. So yeah, that's hard work. And the advantage to others, sometimes, of course, there's a genetic advantage if you're actually related. But also, it's practice for being a mother.

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