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jovdg | 4 years ago

> Edit: As some people below have correctly pointed out, human babies could not walk within an hour for physiological reasons, but nor do they exhibit the basic motor skills, spatial reasoning or image processing required for walking. Many human babies even struggle to feed for the first 24-48 hours or longer.

https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=newbor...

> Stepping reflex > > This reflex is also called the walking or dance reflex because a baby appears to take steps or dance when held upright with his or her feet touching a solid surface. This reflex lasts about 2 months.

Maybe not enough to qualify as "exhibit the basic motor skills"

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