Baby elephants and other newborn animals eat adult's poop which gives them the necessary bacteria that can become established in their guts and help them with their immune system. Now, there are trials trying to see if giving human infants a tiny amount of mom's poop and see if it will help infant. #science #nature #immunity https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03449-4
@Victor Yup, I remembered reading a while back that babies born by C-section miss out on the benefits of coming in contact with some of their mom's microbes. Found this from 2019; apparently the boost is short-lived, though.
@HaikuHedgehog If you add breastfeeding to the equation it assists tremendously in providing infant with immunity until it becomes older.Breast milk has components that boosts an infant's immunity.