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To go another way: humans definitely have built-in tribal instincts to be social and to encourage communication. We've also added layer upon layer of civilization and culture to our mental toolbox. And then we've mixed those instinctive, emotional reactions in with our learned behaviors to the point where it's hard to distinguish one from another.
But since all higher order animals include learned behaviors as part of their adaptability, we shouldn't make any assumptions about human nature based on the behavior of an infant. We all know that humans are not "finished" until they complete the learning phase, and considering children as fundamentally different from adults is pretty universal.
We don't say that since baby birds can't fly, the very nature of birds is not to fly. We take the learning phase of bird development as a given.
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