A riddle can you figure it out ive been trying for weeks?

[N3!L]

what animal has 4 legs in the morning
2 in the afternoon
and 3 at night

 

[efffie]

A human life stages
4 legs- a baby crawling
2 legs- an adult walking
3 legs- an elderly person often needs a cane to walk

 

[?pretty?]

I learned this when I was a child; it's adapted from a story in Greek mythology.
An infant crawls on all fours--in the 'morning' of life
An adult walks on two legs--'in the midday/afternoon of life'
An elderly person walks on two legs and leans on a cane=3 'legs'.

 

[darrkmyther]

a human 4 in then morning morning means when there a baby and they crawl on all fours 2 in the afternoon which mean when there and adult and walking on both legs and at night when there old they use a cane

 

[dathickaliouschick]

I had the same riddle but a little different.

 

[Down]

we're not literally animals but i go with what the above people say