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BABIES DISTINGUISH FRIENDS FROM ENEMIES

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24 11 07 - 02:34
Babies "show social intelligence".
At the age of six months, most babies have barely learnt to sit up, let alone crawl, walk or talk.

But, according to new research, they can already assess someone's intentions towards them, deciding who is a likely friend or enemy.

US scientists believe babies acquire the ability to make social evaluations in the first few months of life.
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A wise man once said: the second dumbest creature on the Earth is one that can't recognise its enemies. The dumbest is the one that not only cannot recognise enemies, but actually helps its enemies.

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