Book 2, Question 101
Why Do We Live in Families?
We live in families because human kids need years of feeding, protection and teaching while they grow.
Humans are not like some animals that can look after themselves right away. Families feed, protect, and teach kids while their brains are still building. Humans grow best with a team!
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Quick answers
Do other animals live in families?
Most animals do not. Orangutans mostly live alone, while gorillas live in close groups.
Source: BBC
From the book
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More fun facts
- Most animals do not live with their parents or their brothers and sisters.
- Animals that hatch from eggs often never meet their parents at all.
- Orangutans mostly live alone.
- Gorillas live in close groups that usually include one adult male and many females.
- Gibbons live in small groups made of one male, one female and their young.
- Fossils suggest that early human relatives were already living in family groups a very long time ago.
Sources: BBC
Questions kids ask
Are all families the same?
No. Families can include step-parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, half-siblings and many other kinds of family members.