Surprising Yet Common: 15 Astonishing Traits of Newborn Babies

2. The Bone Puzzler: More Bones than Adults

Babies possess around 100 more bones at birth compared to adults. Their initial count of approximately 300 bones will eventually merge through fusion, resulting in the 206 bones found in the adult human body. The fusion process, assisted by calcium, completes by the age of 25, after which bone growth ceases.

August 31, 2023 | 8:40 pm