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The_Dread_Salami t1_iv0j105 wrote

Reply to comment by BadgerSilver in How many children did Homo Erectus tend to have? by [deleted]

It's also possible they had a breeding season i mean most babies now are concieved between june and November as is. Then there's the fact that jealous males in other species kill any child they don't think is there's, this may also be a contributing factor.

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mcr1974 t1_iv0lbf3 wrote

September is the month with most births, which would suggest most conception takes place in December?

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The_Dread_Salami t1_iv0ns7m wrote

It's too cold to hunt very often aside from big game that'll keep because of the cold which left plenty of time to "keep warm" so I can easily see this being accurate for our early ancestors too.

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