Mothers' care is central factor in animal, human longevity | Cornell Chronicle
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One explanation for humans' longer lifespan is the relationship between mother and child, leading to the evolution of longer lives and slower reproduction cycles in mammals, similar to humans.
Link between maternal survival and offspring fitness influences evolution of longer lives and less frequent reproduction in various mammal species, not just primates.
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